Grand Assembly

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Arata Nakaigawa of the Democratic Party of Kusari rises from his seat, and in the podium of the Grand Assembly addresses all those present.

My dear colleagues, to day I bring you a new proposal, one concerning a topic much talked about by economists and diplomats these past months.

As you all know, at the start of the current year the Kusari government imposed an economic embargo on Liberty as a consequence for territorial incidents. Although the studies presented to the Parliament were not very conclusive, the then government heeded the Naval Forces request to impose an embargo upon Kusari exports to Liberty, so that our neighbors would feel the inconvenience of displeasing a sovereign House, through the scarcity of important economical goods such as helium fuel and its derivatives.

This embargo has been in effect for several months now, and consequently fuel prices have risen in major distribution centers in Liberty, as well as other negative consequences to their economy and supply chain. Liberty government kept itself quiet over these months, enduring the bad situation without showing a hint of remorse for the causes that have taken us to this situation.

However, in the same period, there has been a marked reduction of traffic coming from Liberty, and a reduction of demand for commodities in other areas of the economy by Libertonian companies. While the other houses markets are somewhat soaking up the lack of of demand by Liberty, such a loss of business by one of our oldest trade partners is of great concern.

Also, the burden imposed on our forces to maintain vigilance against embargo breakers detracts from the efforts of the Kusari Republic to recover a working and functional military force of sufficient number, and might jeopardize it's response to more dangerous threats to Kusari and it's citizens.

With the sightings of Liberty military assets near Kusari space becoming a thing of the past, and having caused some damage to the economic flow of both houses, we of the Democratic Party of Kusari consider that the Embargo has fulfilled it's main objectives. Due to it's non-permanent status, and wishing to avoid further strain to diplomatic relations, the DPK proposes that the embargo against Liberty be terminated by the end of the current month (May).


Nakaigawa returns to his seat, and observes the other party representatives on their reactions.

Proposal: Termination of the Embargo to Liberty by the 31st of May.

Parliament members have seven (7) days to second the motion.

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