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| Posted by: Bettia Apr 28 2005, 10:29 AM | ||||
| "Are we all here? Okay, I now bring this meeting of the Grand Shura of Bettia to order. Now as we all now, we have almost completed our move into Atlantian Oceania. I assume everything's going okay?" "On the whole, yes. But some of the Gogs are worried that the climate might be a bit warm for them." "Now now Mr Aziz, what have I told you about calling northerners 'Gogs'?" "Sorry Mr President sir. Anyway, apart from the bickering about the weather, the population on the whole seem fine with the relocation. By the way sir, how are your gardenias doing now?" "Oh, the sunshine's doing them a world of good. Anyway, back to business. Now that the move is almost complete, I feel we must introduce ourselves to our new neighbours. Our national football team's foray into international competition is a good start, but we need something a little more... well, formal. After all, we can't just barge in here and expect them to welcome us with open arms, can we?" "No of course not sir. So what did you have in mind?" "First of all, I was thinking something along the lines of holding an official function at the presidential palace for, you know, heads of state, politicians, dignataries, diplomatic staff and the like. We could introduce ourselves, perhaps let them sample some Bettian culture and some fine local cuisine." "Are you sure about that? Our curries are rather hot." "Oh yes, he's got a point there. I'll get some of my staff to look into that, and perhaps get a start on the function organising front." "Thank you Rhodri. I think a bit of Clodien hospitality is just what we need. Now onto the second point of order - diplomatic relations. I suggest we send an open letter to all nations in this region to, erm, say hello, and invite them to open diplomatic ties and exchange ambassadors with us." "Good idea. But where could we house all the embassies?" "What? Oh, right, embassies. Well, we have plenty of office space in the old Civic Centre where the former dictatorship had their regional headquarters, I should think that would be more than adequate. The building's there are rather opulant and are of a decent size, and security's pretty good in that area too. Mrs Bint-Zaid, could you start drawing up plans for embassy allocation, logistics and setting up their facilities?" "I'll get right on it." "Thank you. Now then, this letter. I was thinking something along the lines of:"
"Bonhomie?" "Yes, bonhomie. Goodwill. Friendliness. Geniality." "Ah right. Carry on."
"Sounds good to me." "Well, if everyone here is in agreement, I shall inform our Foreign Office to circulate this at once. Now onto the final point on today's agenda - international trade. Any ideas? Mr Nagoro." "Thank you sir. As you may all know, I have been asked to consult with the Trade Council of Banastra as to how we could announce our prescene on the regional and international trade scene, and we have decided that some sort of trade fair is in order. This will enable foreign delegates to see for themselves what Bettia has to offer, as well as allowing foreign companies to dip their toes in the Bettian markets. I feel our IT sector in particular may be of some outside interest, and I for one am intrigued by this 'hing' that Nedalia is producing. Another point of interest could be television rights to domestic competitions, particularly the Bettia First Division which is due to begin after the World Cup. perhaps if we could attract some sponsors, and maybe a foreign player or two, that will help us in many ways." "Nice one. Well, if there are no more matters to be discussed, I'll bring this meeting to an end. Thank you for your time." |
| Posted by: Nedalia Apr 28 2005, 10:54 AM |
| To the Leaders of Bettia, May we be the first to welcome you to the AO region, and let me reassure, there are no hard feelings for ejecting us from the BoF Cup! We already recognize what an important player Bettia is sure to become on the AO stage, and would like to set up official diplomatic relations with your fine nation as soon as you see amicable. Our delegation team, which would be led by future ambassador Hassan Candle, is already on call, only awaitinyg your final approval before we dispatch them to Bettia. We have also set up an embassy for you on Shorelane Boulevard, in our most prestigious of neighborhoods in Kafra. And dont you worry about the curry, indeed, our local cuisine is filled with spicy dishes! President Bren would also like to take this opportunity to invite the leader of your fine country to visit Nedalia, and would like to repay the visit with one of his own to Bettia. Ofcourse, details and iteniraries will be worked out upon agreement. We await your kind reply. Dewars Strand Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Posted by: Latao Apr 28 2005, 11:04 AM | ||
| Sexy http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Nadia_Pumia entered the NEC-Confederence Room wearing tight bluew jeans and a stomack-free T-Shirt saying “Latin Girl!” on her chest: Hey Führer, the Foreign Ministry received an open letter telegram from a recently formed nation in Oceania named Bettia. Asides other things, they offer exclusive broadcasting rights for their domestic sporting events – I thought that could be interesting for you, since you own the shmoo network. Oh and it’s of course also highly valuable for Latao! It is a common fact that the member of the National Executive Committee cherish highly personal and friendly relations internally and that the http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Roger_Omsec sometimes is referred to as ‘Führer’. The NEC-President read the telegram and agreed that diplomatic relations and talks regarding the broadcasting rights should be initiated these days. When Miss Pumia studied the official literature available on the nation of Bettia, she found that this is an Islamic country… [i]hmh…I probably have to wear something conservative when representing the Confederacy there, maybe they don’t even allow females representatives there…] However, the following official reply was given to the officials of Bettia:
After all seven member of the NEC signed the telegram; Nadia submitted it to one of her employees to finally send it over to Bettia. As it was a hard day, the Federal President stepped into his BMW M3 Convertible and drove to the beach bar where uses to have some evening-beers. |
| Posted by: Starblaydia Apr 28 2005, 11:11 AM |
| President Brooks, First of all may I welcome you on behalf of our Lord-Protector, Starblaydia, the Strategic Alliance of Autocratic States and the whole of Atlantian Oceania itself. May I also take this oppurtunity to congratulate the Bettian national team on their performances so far in Group 5 of the 22nd World Cup Qualifiers. We would like to offer you a full embassy exchange program and place a new Bettian embassy in our nation's captial city, Jhanna. On behalf of the Lord Protector of Starblaydia, I remain, Lord Ricardo Gomez, Communications Minister, Protectorate of Starblaydia. |
| Posted by: Xile Apr 28 2005, 12:16 PM |
| Interim-president Tiresan scratched his head. "What the hell is bomhomie, Skylar?" Skylar Avarice, the quite-a-bit-jumpier official ambassador to the Regional Council jumped a bit at the sound of the president's voice. "I'm not exactly sure sir, something like happy? Goodwill? I dunno..." he sputtered while taking another sip from Tiresan's private store of Starblaydi vodka. He coughed a bit, and then looked to the rest of the leader's collection. The Abattoiran whiskey with the tell-tale label of the penguin caught his attention. He slowly pulled it out of the case and began to slip it into his coat... "What are you doing, Skylar? Have you lost it?" Karl barked. Skylar jumped and quickly stuffed the bottle back in the liquor case and stuttered "S..S...Sorry sorry sir, it's just been a while since I've had any and" "Good God, Skylar! Just take it! Think of it as payment. I want you to contact these Bettia people and let them know of your intention to attend their little diplomatic function. I expect you to reperesent your nation like a MAN Skylar, so get over your little nervous ticks." Karl Tiresan walked out of the room, leaving Skylar to his whiskey. Skylar gulped, and grabbed the phone. |
| Posted by: Vilita Apr 28 2005, 12:40 PM |
| "So Bettia's joined the region now" "Oh yea, another one of the Baptism of Fire Cup connections huh?" "Baptism of Fire Cup Connections?" "Yea, You know, teams that play the Baptism of Fire Cup in Vilita, then join Atlantian Oceania afterwards..." "What do you mean, sir?" "Aquiliana, Legalese, Fmjphoenix, South Osettia, Nedalia, Bettia - Can I be any more obvious?" "Sorry Sir." "And why does Latao ask about a new flag, and then keep flying that scrawny old thing, has anyone made them a new flag yet?" "No Sir, they haven't specified what they want, just that they were looking for a flag." "Well then, send them a towel, and tell them to fly it." "Yes, sir." |
| Posted by: Lamoni Apr 28 2005, 03:47 PM | ||
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| Posted by: Bedistan Apr 28 2005, 08:01 PM |
| From: President Dean C. Willis <dwillis@exec.gov.bd> To: President Amir Brooks On behalf of the people of the Grand Dominion of Bedistan, we welcome you and your nation to Atlantian Oceania. It is always good to see nations involved in international affairs, particularly sporting-related ones, take the opportunity to come together as we do in this region. My intelligence tells me that the Bettian people are settling the land to our south. We greatly appreciate the opportunity of having new neighbors once again, and hope that peace will forever reign along our border. If you or your people need any help setting up shop here, please feel free to contact us. _____ Dean Willis President of the Grand Dominion of Bedistan |
| Posted by: Khazaron Apr 28 2005, 11:16 PM |
| From the Office of The First Archon of The Dominion of Khazaron Greetings, On behalf of the people of Khazaron we would like to extend our welcome to your people into the region. While our resources are not much, we would like to extend whatever help we could give. Let us know if there is anything we can do. Signed, First Archon James Khara |
| Posted by: Bettia Apr 29 2005, 09:11 AM | ||||||||||||||
| "Wow, we've had a good response so far." "Yes, looks like we're going to be busy. I'd better tell the contractors working on the embassy refurbishment works to hurry up." "Good, but before you do do that, could you just jot these telegrams down and send them out to the relevant people please?"
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| Posted by: Lamoni Apr 30 2005, 04:20 PM | ||
Looking over the reply from Bettia, President Stone mulled over what he wanted to say in reply. Finally, he had an aide send this message:
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| Posted by: Bettia May 12 2005, 09:07 AM |
| "Sir, good news. The embassies on Civic Square are ready." "Ooh, it's about blimmin' time. How are they?" "Very smart. We got some of the top architects in the country to revamp them. They're all, like, individual. We've allocated some of them to the nations that said they want one. Look, http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Gabalfa." "Heh, very posh. Is that an official map?" "Yes, it's official... well, official in the sense that I whipped it up on my PC last night." "Very good. Oh hang on. Is it a good idea to put the Starblaydi and Lamoni embassies next to each other?" "Excuse me?" "Well, according to Nedalian journo, they were having a spot of bother." "Hey, if we can act as peacemakers and stop this feuding, that's all good. I just been informed by our Armed Forces Commander that we've applied to join the AORDO. It's about time we got more involved. Now then, lets have another look at this map. Aww, I can't see my house." |
| Posted by: Bettia May 12 2005, 09:08 AM |
| "Sir, good news. The embassies on Civic Square are ready." "Ooh, it's about blimmin' time. How are they?" "Very smart. We got some of the top architects in the country to revamp them. They're all, like, individual. We've allocated some of them to the nations that said they want one. Look, http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Gabalfa." "Heh, very posh. Is that an official map?" "Yes, it's official... well, official in the sense that I whipped it up on my PC last night." "Very good. Oh hang on. Is it a good idea to put the Starblaydi and Lamoni embassies next to each other?" "Excuse me?" "Well, according to a Nedalian journo, they were having a spot of bother." "Hey, if we can act as peacemakers and stop this feuding, that's all good. I just been informed by our Armed Forces Commander that we've applied to join the AORDO. It's about time we got more involved. Now then, lets have another look at this map. Aww, I can't see my house." |
| Posted by: Abattoir May 12 2005, 11:59 AM |
| Abattoir is interesting in opening an embassy in your esteemed nation. You will also be more than welcome to staff an embassy building in our capital of Lavingrad. |
| Posted by: Bettia May 13 2005, 03:07 AM |
| We'd be more than happy to welcome our UN Delegate. We trust 7 Civic Square (next to the Khazron embassy) will be acceptable. We are also hoping to finalise our list of ambassors in the next day or so. |
| Posted by: Hypocria May 13 2005, 05:51 AM |
| Hypocria is always interested in opening diplomatic relations with other nations in the region and we would be delighted to send an ambassador to Bettia. An embassy from your great nation would be more than welcome in our own capital, Hypocrium. Maximilian Borada Director Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Posted by: Bettia May 13 2005, 09:20 AM |
| Mr Borada We are very happy to welcome you. We have allocated an embassy buildnig for your staff at 12 Civic Square, and will dispatch our own diplomatic staff to Hypocrium as soon as possible. Cheers then Amir Brooks President of Bettia |
| Posted by: Hypocria May 14 2005, 11:18 AM |
| Amir Brooks President of Bettia Mr President, We have prepared 7 Embassy Plaza for your ambassador when they arrive. I look forward to meeting them. Maximilian Borada Director Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Posted by: Lamoni May 14 2005, 04:23 PM |
| President Stone was upbeat as he boarded his Presidential Plane. Not only was he going to get some very rare time off, but he looked forward to seeing what Bettia was like. Hearing of how the Xilean President was kidnapped, the aircrew had been kept under gaurd, so as to not allow any 'substitutions.' As the plane lifted off the runway, it's escort of F/A-22H fighter-bombers also took to the air. After all, it would not do to have the Free Republic's President be shot down by enemies. Advance word had been sent to Bettia of Stone's trip. |
| Posted by: Bettia May 17 2005, 05:22 AM |
| "Right, are we are set for President Stone's visit?" "Yeah, pretty much. There's still one or two details in the itinerary to iron out." "Uh huh." "Well, he's picked a good time to come here, what with it being Jubilee Day and all. So obviously a grandstand view of our grand street party is in order." "Good, good. What else?" "Apparently he's looking for a bit of piece and quiet, so a trip up to the highlands would be a good idea. Maybe a spot of Arora-spotting? They can be pretty tricky to find in amongst all that heather. Should be good for a laugh." "Heh. Arora-spotting. Like it... Ooh, that reminds me. I had a message from the managing director of Lorshill Safari Park yesterday, wondering if I could cadge a few lions from the Nedalians to replace the ones that were... ahem... lost. You know, kind of a freidnship gesture. Maybe we could give them a few aroras. Could you sort that out?" "Okay Mr President sir. I get onto it as soon as possible. Right, now where did I put that novelty hat?" "Novelty hat?" "It's my boy's birthday party today." "Oh thats good. For a moment there I thought you were going wierd on me." |
| Posted by: Bettia May 17 2005, 10:08 AM | ||
| "Sir! Sir!" "What is it?" "I've just received this telegram from the Foreign Ministry. They've finally got round to providing a list of ambassadors." "About bloody time. Lets see it..."
"Looks okay to me. Let these countries know that we'll be sending our staff out shortly." "Hmm... they probably already know." "How?" "I dare say some of them will be following this conversation as it happens." "Well how on earth is that possible?" "Not entirely sure. It's probably the Vilitans with their orbital spy station or something." "Speaking of which, I'm suprised Vilita haven't indicated whether they would want to exchange ambassadors or not. Didn't they reply to our open letter?" "We did receive some sort of reponse, but they seemed more concerned with Latao's flag more than anything else." |
| Posted by: Lamoni May 17 2005, 04:14 PM |
| President Stone's plane had made it to Bettia, and was on final approach. Getting a copy of the prospective intinerary from his Vremya (the Lamonian version of the Secret Service, they wear all black unis with the Lamonian flag over their hearts) gaurds; he looked it over. 'Let's see here... a street party, and Arora spotting. This should be good.' President Stone was also told that the Lamonian ambassador to Bettia had been approved. 'Better and better,' he thought. After the plane had touched down and it was confirmed that there were no security problems, President Stone walked down the jetway, and waited for the welcoming ceremony. |