Official: FedSuns Derailing Aid Negotiations 2/10/3134
INN - Interstellar News Network
GENEVA, TERRA – Negotiators on both sides of the bargaining table, representing
House Davion’s Federated Suns and The Republic of the Sphere walked away once
more with no formal aid treaty in the ongoing economic and social crises spawned by
the loss of hyperpulse communications. Republican officials close to the talks claim
the breakdown of talks today are the most serious to date, hinting that the successful
conclusion of the Geneva conference is now more unlikely than ever, and saying that
the FedSuns is attempting to use the current crisis as a pretext for annexing worlds
originally ceded to the Republic over six decades ago.
“[The Davion negotiators] have made increasingly impossible demands of The
Republic over the past few days, including the concession of military garrisons within
two jumps of Federated Suns interests to Davion ‘peacekeepers’,” said one
Republican official, speaking to INN on the condition of anonymity. “Clearly,
demands such as these amount to blackmail, and is an unacceptable way to approach
discussions aimed at formulating balanced and mutually beneficial aid throughout the
current [HPG] crisis.”
None of the diplomats from the FedSuns side of the table could be reached for
comment today, and calls to the Davion embassy in London went unanswered. The
breakdown casts a pall over Geneva, however, where talks were opened as part of
Exarch Damien Redburn’s widening diplomatic policy, aimed at securing aid and
official guarantees of non-aggression from the various nations of the Inner Sphere
while the communications crisis continues. The loss of most of the HPG network in
August of last year has all but crippled the flow of information and devastated
economies throughout the Inner Sphere, and has prompted the formation of renegade
military and political factions in at least four Republican prefectures and a host of
neighboring territories.
Just last week, when talks began, Lord Kieran Rand-Davion, leader of the FedSuns
delegation, had promised that the Suns’ position during the talks would be “to ensure
the most profitable and sustainable aid package for both our peoples”, but today, a
much more bleak outlook on the proposed aid program has given way to the practical
realities of cross-border security and trade arrangements. Indeed, one of the first
obstacles to the package emerged soon after Redburn signed the non-aggression pact
with Clan Sea Fox last week, which also included a clause permitting the mercantile
Clan free travel and “most-favored” trading status with The Republic, an agreement
that also drew harsh criticism from the Lyran consulate in Bonn.
“We don’t believe that negotiations have ended, of course,” assures one Republican
official. “However, the likelihood of resolving these critical issues does appear remote
at this time.”
Towne Log
+ It’s a sad day when a Clan negotiator can make a bargain better than some Davvie
warmongers, eh? :- Synnik
+ Oh, tell me about it! Then again, should we really be surprised? The Feddies know
The Republic’s basically stuck with its proverbial pants down. They’re trying to
secure this “buffer zone” (a fun buzz word, if ever there was one for a sanctioned
occupation!) to keep the peace, alright—a Davion peace! :- Draco041
+ Hey, wow, Draco! That had to be the most rational anti-Davionist statement I’ve
seen you make in … ever! :- GreasL
+ Ah, malf off, will you, GreasL? Everyone here knows how I feel about the
FedSinners, and here they can see these guy’s true colors! I hardly need to
underscore the fact that Davion just wants to get through some hard negotiations
what the CapCon seeks to gain through force. :- Draco041
+ There’s a difference here, you know, guys. Sun-Tzu was coerced into giving up
the worlds we now call Prefectures VI and V. The Davions willingly ceded those that
these FedScum want to take back in the name of “peacekeeping”. Who’re the real
hypocrites here? :- XSOkay
INN - Interstellar News Network
GENEVA, TERRA – Negotiators on both sides of the bargaining table, representing
House Davion’s Federated Suns and The Republic of the Sphere walked away once
more with no formal aid treaty in the ongoing economic and social crises spawned by
the loss of hyperpulse communications. Republican officials close to the talks claim
the breakdown of talks today are the most serious to date, hinting that the successful
conclusion of the Geneva conference is now more unlikely than ever, and saying that
the FedSuns is attempting to use the current crisis as a pretext for annexing worlds
originally ceded to the Republic over six decades ago.
“[The Davion negotiators] have made increasingly impossible demands of The
Republic over the past few days, including the concession of military garrisons within
two jumps of Federated Suns interests to Davion ‘peacekeepers’,” said one
Republican official, speaking to INN on the condition of anonymity. “Clearly,
demands such as these amount to blackmail, and is an unacceptable way to approach
discussions aimed at formulating balanced and mutually beneficial aid throughout the
current [HPG] crisis.”
None of the diplomats from the FedSuns side of the table could be reached for
comment today, and calls to the Davion embassy in London went unanswered. The
breakdown casts a pall over Geneva, however, where talks were opened as part of
Exarch Damien Redburn’s widening diplomatic policy, aimed at securing aid and
official guarantees of non-aggression from the various nations of the Inner Sphere
while the communications crisis continues. The loss of most of the HPG network in
August of last year has all but crippled the flow of information and devastated
economies throughout the Inner Sphere, and has prompted the formation of renegade
military and political factions in at least four Republican prefectures and a host of
neighboring territories.
Just last week, when talks began, Lord Kieran Rand-Davion, leader of the FedSuns
delegation, had promised that the Suns’ position during the talks would be “to ensure
the most profitable and sustainable aid package for both our peoples”, but today, a
much more bleak outlook on the proposed aid program has given way to the practical
realities of cross-border security and trade arrangements. Indeed, one of the first
obstacles to the package emerged soon after Redburn signed the non-aggression pact
with Clan Sea Fox last week, which also included a clause permitting the mercantile
Clan free travel and “most-favored” trading status with The Republic, an agreement
that also drew harsh criticism from the Lyran consulate in Bonn.
“We don’t believe that negotiations have ended, of course,” assures one Republican
official. “However, the likelihood of resolving these critical issues does appear remote
at this time.”
Towne Log
+ It’s a sad day when a Clan negotiator can make a bargain better than some Davvie
warmongers, eh? :- Synnik
+ Oh, tell me about it! Then again, should we really be surprised? The Feddies know
The Republic’s basically stuck with its proverbial pants down. They’re trying to
secure this “buffer zone” (a fun buzz word, if ever there was one for a sanctioned
occupation!) to keep the peace, alright—a Davion peace! :- Draco041
+ Hey, wow, Draco! That had to be the most rational anti-Davionist statement I’ve
seen you make in … ever! :- GreasL
+ Ah, malf off, will you, GreasL? Everyone here knows how I feel about the
FedSinners, and here they can see these guy’s true colors! I hardly need to
underscore the fact that Davion just wants to get through some hard negotiations
what the CapCon seeks to gain through force. :- Draco041
+ There’s a difference here, you know, guys. Sun-Tzu was coerced into giving up
the worlds we now call Prefectures VI and V. The Davions willingly ceded those that
these FedScum want to take back in the name of “peacekeeping”. Who’re the real
hypocrites here? :- XSOkay
| February 10, 3134 |
