Sanctonian Trade Meeting

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I have the distinguished honor to invite the leaders of the common world to join me in the Hall of Truth to discuss International trade agreements, Mutual defense treaties, Sharing of intelligence, Defense of shipping, Future shipping lanes, and any other matter worthy of discussion.

Signed, Aeternum Gloriam, King of Sanctus Conquext

[person67]

The Government of the State of Person will send a representative of the cabinet to attend this summit in Sanctus. The representative of the government will be the Minister of International Cooperation, Martin Gammon.

[Central Ruska]

The government of the United Soviet States of Central Ruska will be sending two representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fedor Kozlov and Grigori Kuznetsov will be representing the USSCR during this international trade conference.

[Dominion of Compassion]

The Dominion of Compassion will be sending Dignitary Daenerys Hanne to attend the summit, along with her personal advisor and two bodyguards of Father-Saint Augutus' personal detachment, the Archangels.

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Due to past hostilities directed at the DoC by a country whose representative is attending, the king himself has assigned a personal security detail of ten royal guards to escort the representative of the DoC to and from the summit.

Signed,
Fredrich Steiner Prime Minister of Sanctus Conquext

[Odrin]

The Armed Republic Of Odrin will be sending Envoy Rudolf Winfried and Junior Envoy Karolina Christel along with two bodyguards from the Internal Security Bureau.

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Prime Minister Steiner walks into the Hall of Truth to see how preparations for the trade summit are coming along. He notices servants rushing in and out of the Hall, some are putting the kingdom's banner over the large pillars outside the entrance and others are bringing refreshments into the main room. A massive chandelier made of solid gold has been put up just for this occasion. Noticing how well things are going, he takes his seat at the head of the massive conference table and waits for the King's guests.

[Dominion of Compassion]

Daenerys breathed in the smell of fresh air as she stepped off the plane and onto solid ground. She waited as her advisor and two Archangel bodyguards followed her closely. Augustus had heard rumors that his attempted assassins would be attending this meeting as well, and wanted to be sure she was safe. They didn't need an international incident... Again. Daenerys stepped up to the curb and awaited the towncar her advisor had booked on her behalf. Good help was always hard to come by, she thought to hersel, which is why I'm lucky to have her. Shortly, the car pulled up and she stepped in, along with her advisor and Archangles. Giving the driver directions to a cafe about a block away from the meeting area, the driver pulled up, and let them out. They finished the journey on foot, stepping inside the doors and looking for someone to direct them to the correct room.

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Steiner got a phone call from the Royal Guard. "Sir she's here" was all the head of the Guard said. "Go" Steiner said, signaling the guards to meet her at the front and lead her to the main conference room.

[Isles de Taylor]

The Monarch's Democracy of Isles de Taylor is sending the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lucas Randaerd and the Embassy Administrator, Sharif Khan to attend this summit.

[Central Ruska]

The single Ilyushin Il-96 wheels screeched as they contacted the tarmac, the wheels emitting a puff of white smoke as they quickly spun up. The aircraft thundered down the runway, slowly coming to a taxied speed before it veered off towards its designated parking space. As it came to a halt, a stair car positioned itself at the doors on the fuselage, the doors opened just seconds after. The two Central Ruskan delegates stood there, the intense equatorial heat had hit them like a brick wall, thankfully for them, it was only a short walk to the awaiting vehicles, whose air-conditioning was already at full blast.

"Chertov temperatura," Fedor Kozlov moaned as he entered the vehicle, quickly downing on of the cooled water bottles that had been provided for them. "Why are we even here, we don't do a whole lot of international trading, we've got that on record." He continued. "Heh, will you ever be happy Fedor? It's all about image, that and profiling!" Grigori Kuznetsov laughed, he himself also finishing off a bottle of water. "This'll give us an understanding on what the rest of the world has to offer, it also lets us keep tabs on some of them." The car journey to the Hall of Truth was largely uneventful, the two delegates continued to go through several dossiers of information until the car came to a stop outside the building.

The two thanked their driver, before exiting the vehicle, it was another short walk through the scorching heat before they entered the building, coming into what looked like a large reception. To them, it was clear that they were in the correct place, nearly everywhere they looked, they saw banners and flags of the Sancutus state. "Looks, patriotic," Grigori commented, gazing around the room. As he did so, he caught a glimpse of another representative. "Well, looks like the Dominion is already here, bodyguards and all. Come on Fedor, let's go say hello..."

[person67]

Martin's head was spinning around in circles and his ears were popping like gunshots and he kept his eyes firmly shut as the plane descended and then the inevitable jolt, bump and screeching noise as the plane landed and Martin clutched onto the side of his seat before opening his eyes and looking out the window to see the airport complex as the plane brakes to a halt.

"Are you in some distress Minister Gammon." A low gruff voice asked.

Martin abhorred the presence of these so called 'bodyguards'. They were glorified spies and they weren't even spying on another nation but on him. He was going to have to spend the entire conference with Mr Sicine following him around checking he wasn't betraying his country. Paranoia appeared to be in his people's genetic code or something.

"Yes, I am fine." Martin mumbled as he swore he could feel the man trying to x-ray him or read his mind.

They waited for the plane to taxi around and then being a minister in first class he was naturally afforded the right to leave the plane first. Shame the government wouldn't pay for a private plane and the best he could get was a first class ticket for himself and his assistant and naturally Mr Sicine had to be with him at all times.

Once he got out of the boarding ramp he found 2 men in dark suits and a smiling man who waved said greetings and then walked them through security which was unfortunate because he would have liked to know what Mr Sicine was carrying but no such luck.

Once loaded into a nice black limousine which he felt was finally something fitting his rank he found a moment to talk to his very nice young 22 year old assistant Ellie "So, I will remind you once more Prime Minster Steiner of Sanctus, Daenerys Hanne of compassion"

"Wait I though compassion had slighlty more northern yuropan names?"

"Yeah so did I. Could be an immigrant or just a weird parent since the surname is normal. Anyway Rudolf Winfried of Odrin and Grigori Kuznetsov as well Fedor Kozlov of ruska. Is that all clear?"

"Yes it is very clear." Martin said while his hand stroked her leg but Ellie hit it away and motioned at Mr Sicine who was apparently not amused. They sat in silence for the rest of the journey.

Once they got out and were escorted inside he looked around and saw almost everyone was there. "Great, The Ruskans and the Compassions have already arrived." Martin grumbled before walking into the fray of dignitaries.

[Dominion of Compassion]

Daenerys smiled as the two Ruskan diplomats made their way to her. "Well well," she smiled, "we were told you'd likely be here as well." She cast a cautious glance around. "I heard a rumor through the grapevine that Augustus was on the fence about allowing us to come to this meeting." She looked to make sure the advisor and archangels were distracted. Augustus wouldn't be pleased to hear of her discussing such matters. "Apparently there is some dissent about attending a capitalist trade summit, side by side with the very people who tried to attack us. There have been riots since it was released that I was being sent here." She shuddered. Changing the topic, she glances around, taking in the sights. "So, what are you two hoping to accomplish here?"

[Central Ruska]

"Now now, there is nothing wrong with going to these meetings, it's going through with the trades that tend to annoy people. Although speaking of which, we all need to trade every now and then." Grigori scoffed. "We've done it before and we'll do it again, trading surplus for hard currency. And the public doesn't need to know everything, helps keep them quiet." He finished, still looking around the room.

"And we're not here to accomplish much, maybe reinforce our influence. That and keep an eye on those Personian's. We'd like to see what they offer in such desperate times for them. And speak of the devil..."

[Dominion of Compassion]

She followed his gaze. "Oh, God help us." She rolls her eyes as she sees the Personian delegation stride in. She fixes a smile on her face, on the chance they would approach the little group of Ruskans and Compassians.

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Steiner, not too keen on gatherings, whether social or professional, took two shots of Sanctonian whiskey to take the edge off. Taking a deep breath, he said "I would like to thank you all for coming to this meeting and I hope this will be beneficial to all who were wise enough to attend. On the King's behalf I was instructed to host this meeting, due to our shortage on some things and a surplus on others, and we are eager to see what others have to offer." His eyes shifted to each of the delegates "and as a reminder, I would like this meeting to remain civil. Any hostile actions will be dealt with... justly."

[Dominion of Compassion]

Daenerys smirked as she took her seat with her delegation, eyeing the Personian delegation slyly. "Do not worry, Prime Minister, there will be no underhandedness or aggression... From us." She glanced around as the other delegates shuffled around. "Do you mind if I ask for some champagne?" She asked politely.

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Without speaking, Steiner passed her a full bottle of Dom

[person67]

Damm compassion a**holes Martin thought. They venerated an 18 year old child as a god so he didn't particularly care what they thought of him but he still despised the smug and arrogant lot of them.

"It is an honour to be in attendance with such esteemed guests as you Prime Minister while getting an opportunity to build international links is always a pleasure and I believe it is always important to meet the less esteemed people of foreign nations such as some of the fellow dignitaries are." he said in his nicest voice which Ellie seemed to think sounded like he was being demeaning and self- absorbed but if he gave off that impression to the likes of Daenerys he was satisfied although hopefully Steiner wouldn't take the apparent rudeness in his voice as directed at him.

[Dominion of Compassion]

Daenerys hid a smile discreetly behind her hand. It wouldn't do for the Personian delegation to see her smiling at their remarks. But she admired them for not taking anything lying down. You could say a lot about the Personians, but you couldn't say they didn't have spirit. Hiding the smile behind a stoic look, she reached for a glass, pouring some of the Dom into it. "Yes, prime minister, this is quite the affair! We were honored to recieve an invitation."

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Interrupting their passive aggressive comments to each other "Ok we have a large supply of heavy machinery that we think will be very useful, especially for building fortifications in places like Miras. We have 500 cranes, 250 tractors, 100 steamrollers, and 1000 flatbeds. We are willing to hear any offers that anybody might have."

[Globexanter]

Following the recommendation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to dispatch a delegate to the summit, the diplomat Mikhail Konev alongside his aide/translator Alyona Shogu, were to arrive via chartered flight and motor transport to the summit's location. Shortly after landing, the two delegates descended from the aircraft and into the waiting car, heading directly to the summit following the long flight.
Upon arrival, the two officials walked directly into the main entry of the Hall of Truth, the building's name bringing a light chuckle to the diplomat's face as he had to remind himself that behind the facade of a tropical paradise rested the pillars of the authoritarian regime.

"I wonder what that poor chandelier did to deserve such a punishment." grinned Mikhail, discretely nudging Alyona as to point out the gold chandelier.
"Perhaps he saw the irony of having a building named after a lie." she answered quietly, observing the rest of the hall.

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Noticing the two delegates walking in late Steiner said "well well, nice of you two to finally join us! Welcome, Mikhail and... Alyona is it?"

[Central Ruska]

The two Ruskans had positioned themselves at the opposite end of the table, with enough room either side for the Dominion and Globexanterian Representatives. They themselves reached for the pitchers of water, quickly pouring two glasses as they continued to struggle with the heat. To begin with, they both just listened to the comments from around the table, their heads buried into their notepads, furiously scribbling down sentences and notes. Grigori scoffed again at the comments about Miras, leaning over towards Fedor. “Such a provocative start to a trade meeting.” He whispered, glancing over the many faces at the table. “Just another one trying to make profit from someone else mess, and look at that, even our Personian ‘friends’ seem to be getting hot under the collar at that remark, goes to show how quickly news spreads.” He finished, returning to a normal position.

Just as Fedor was about to comment, they both noticed the arrival of the two Globexanterian delegates, “Late as always,” he softly laughed back.

[Globexanter]

Mikhail quickly shook Steiner's hand, "Indeed, there were some issues with the weather at home which caused some delay during the departure." answered the Globexanterian delegate, moving off to his designated seat alongside the Central Ruskan delegation, exchanging quick introductions as they did so.

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"Totally understandable" Steiner said to Mikhail, "Now, we are interested in buying up or trading for any surplus a nation might have. We would like to know what some of your exports are." He said, turning to the rest of the delegates.

[Odrin]

As Rudolf Winfried stepped off the commercial flight, he glanced down at his watch, cursing under his breath as he realized they would be late for the meeting.The small group rushed to the waiting car, immediately setting of for meeting area. As they approached their destination, he quickly looked over his group, making sure they were ready for the meeting. Satisfied, he leaned back in his seat, taking a moment to relax before they arrived.

As they pulled up to the Hall Of Truth, he and his group stepped out of the car before entering the building. As they made their way towards the designated room, he stopped at the door, turning towards the others and speaking "Speak only if spoken to. If asked a question, be polite and concise with your response." With that out of the way, he turned back to the doors and entered the room. "I apologize for my tardiness, we ran into several problems in transit."

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"Ah yes, Rudolph Winfried, no worries, we're just getting started!" Steiner said a bit too eagerly. "We were just discussing surplus production and how the King is willing to trade or pay for said surplus. Here pour yourself a drink!" Steiner slid him a glass bottle full of an unmarked liquid.

[Isles de Taylor]

Lucas Randaerd and Sharif Khan got off their flight from Dreisendorf Larsanon Airport. They were taken into vans with tinted windows and driven to the summit venue. Randaerd and Khan arrived at the summit hall. They greeted everyone. Then, Khan addressed the delegates. "I am here on behalf of the Embassy Administration of Isles de Taylor. My partner, Lucas Randaerd is here on behalf of the Cabinet of Isles de Taylor. We intend today to sign trade deals and open embassy with you and your nations." They then sat down.

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"Yes welcome" Steiner said. "We would love for you to open an embassy."