Akemi Arai
Esteemed Secretary McKenna, we thank you for your message and would like to apology for the delay of this response. Yet, I'm afraid House Kusari current elected government isn't at liberty to begin a negotiation process, given the current political climate on New Tokyo, especially when said negotiations could last beyond our elected representatives time mandate.
As you know, House Kusari is in the middle of a rather uneasy reconciliation process. Everyone expects a final consensus to be reached within the next weeks. Elections would naturally follow to form a new government, responsible for House Kusari politics.
I will make sure to leave a note for my successor regarding your organization wishes.
There is however a few preliminary observations I can make regarding your request:
1) From my knowledge, you belong to an organization wishing to overthrow House Liberty current government. House Kusari has no desire to interfere in a foreign House internal affairs and is enjoying good relations with its neighbor.
2) House Kusari has strong economic ties with House Liberty. Our Jump-gates originate from House Liberty, so do our trade lanes network; most of the H-Fuel used in House Liberty is shipped by Kishiro Keiretsu, to give a few examples.
3) Given those ties, it wouldn't take long for House Liberty corporations to relay having observed Hellfire Legion or Commonwealth trading ships in House Kusari sovereign space. It is quite certain House Liberty government would not appreciate that news, which may cause diplomatic difficulties.
4) I can see the advantage your organization would gain by being granted access to House Kusari market. I am however uncertain about whether the advantage gained by House Kusari for gaining access to Commonwealth market would be of an equal magnitude.
5) Given points enumerated above, perhaps your organization would have something truly valuable to offer, outweighing the risks of worsened relations with a close neighbor.
Those are of course mere personal observations regarding your request, which was rather unexpected. I do hope they will help you reach a consensus with House Kusari next elected government.
Respectfully,
Akemi Arai
Minister for Kusari Foreign Affairs