To: The Bundestag of Rheinland | From: The National Council of Malta

[Bundeskabinett Sekretariat]

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PRIORITY: High
ENCRYPTION: High
IDENTIFICATION: Minister for Foreign Affairs Christina Lauritz
SOURCE: Hauptsitz des Auswärtigen Amts, Planet New Berlin
SUBJECT: Negotiations

Dear esteemed Mr. Contari,

My name is Christina Lauritz and I hold position of Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of The Bundesrepublik Rheinland. I was entrusted to reply to your message because obviously it falls under my authority.

You are definitely right that both sides share some common enemies and when it comes to Rheinland, numbers and power of our enemies significantly increased since we replied to the first inquiry from your side more than year ago. As the time passed, situation in Sirius changed and so did opinion of some Bundestag members regarding possible negotiations with representatives of the Maltese Nation. Thus, I can say that at this moment I am authorized to start talks with you. However, I would like to point out that there still are a lot of representatives in the Bundestag which do not trust you, so we should rather be trying to make small steps because big leaps may scare some people too much.

Anyway, if I understand your words correctly, the Maltese Nation is able and willing to provide military support to the Bundesrepublik, and you also mentioned investing money on our side of the conflict and new lucrative trade options and markets. I would like to hear details about all of that.

Also, I would like to hear what you would like to achieve. I mean, you made it clear that the goal is to reach a peace, however it can have many forms, from simple removal of Outcasts from list of enemies of Rheinland, to access to our space or even docking rights to planets or stations. I cannot give any promises at this moment, but I think that talks will be easier if we will know your expectations.

To put it simply, I would like to know details about what your side expects to get and what is willing to provide, so I can present summary to the government or even our chancellor.

Respectfully,

Christina Lauritz

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