by Max Barry

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Region: The League of Conservative Nations

SPEAKER'S GROUNDS, QUEBECSHIRE CITY, QUEBECSHIRE

Early in the morning, before the sun had risen over eastern Quebecshire, the sound of boots on marble floors and velvet carpet echoed through the halls of the Speaker's Grounds. The Honourable Lucien LaRochelle stumbled out of his living quarters into his hallway to meet two uniformed men walking briskly down the hall.

    "Sir, there's something you need to see."

The Speaker and the uniformed men descended an elevator and entered a room which had its doors guarded on both sides by armed men, the entry-way having two levels of promptly sealed doors. They entered, and the Speaker of the Parliament took his place at the head of the table. Some of the members of the table other than the Speaker are Premier Administrator Nadia Lefrançois, Administrator of National Defence Émeric Boudreaux, Administrator of International Affairs Philippe Dumont, Chief of Operations of the Intelligence Directorate Bernard Veil,

Across the room, a bright screen illuminates to life, displaying satellite images of the southern regions of Sur. Chief of Operations Veil stands and walks up to space to the right of the screen, as he speaks, he navigates on the screen with a remote.

    "As you can see here, the CODECO nations have formed the COMISEQ forces, intervening in Sequoyah as the TCN is in session in Bostonia. Administrator Dumont will be briefing the delegation as things arise, hopefully, so our Ambassador in Bostonia can get the word out as soon as possible.

    The situation is very tricky. Adama is behaving like a dictator, and Calhoun has essentially verified himself as nothing more than a terrorist. CODECO, through the Creeperian state, has declared its intention to place Lincoln in power. The resolution has not passed, so CODECO is not acting illegally yet. Though, there is a ticking clock on this situation. If CODECO on the Big Three cannot find a mutual solution by the time of the resolution's likely passage, we risk much more severe geopolitical consequences.

Speaker LaRochelle leaned back in his chair, thinking. Premier Administrator Lefrançois leaned forward.

    "If we can leverage CODECO into providing briefings and allowing observers, we can get the Sacramatians and Eminoplers to approve of the mission as the resolution passes, which will avoid any further escalation."

    "Alright, we'll give a press release and I'll have a conference by the end of the night. Give word to the Parliamentary offices, here is what we'll offer them..."

HÔTEL DU PARLEMENT, QUEBECSHIRE CITY, QUEBECSHIRE

Philippe Dumont has stepped to the podium, prepared to brief the press, and the world, as to what is to come next from Quebecshire.

    "It is the opinion of the Quebecshirite government that the invasion that CODECO is present mounting into Sequoyah is rushed and very possibly irresponsible. We would prefer CODECO wait for the likely passage of resolution thirty-three and follow the proper channels specific within it for its peacekeeping operations. However, the gears of international bureaucracy do not always function at the same pace as alliance movements. As a result of this, there is a lot to unpack.

    Firstly, Quebecshire does not yet recognize the newly declared CODECO led Sequoyan provisional government. As cited by the delegation of Terranihil, CODECO is not endowed with the authority to disband or establish recognition of foreign governments.

    Secondly, as specified by the resolution, at the moment of its passage, it will be illegal for CODECO to continue its operations without the support of the "Big Three" nations. Quebecshire will extend an olive branch, and we will lobby the Sacramatians and Eminoplers to support the intervention at the time of the resolution passage, but there are several conditions for this. Primarily, CODECO must report to our governments and intelligence sectors on the affairs in the region and must allow any observers from a big three or associated nation into the region to ensure that the operation remains one in the name of peacekeeping and stability. Agreement to this, combined with approval from the big three, would exempt CODECO from the no-fly zone per the resolution, so long as they remain in compliance with this agreement. If this is met, we believe we can build off of this cooperation and resolve this promptly to avoid further diplomatic escalation of the conflict. We all want the same result in Sequoyah, and CODECO must be cooperative and work with the international community.

    We hope that CODECO can agree to these base terms so we can work with the other big three states to resolve the issue promptly, and we will await a response. We will keep you updated, and thank you."

Creeperopolis, Eminople, Lyoa, and Karimun Jawa

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