Italy, Yucatan and Iblis will be buying the best offer for PB and Chem tech at the end of the turn, so as to boost their industrial and agricultural yields.
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Italy is henceforth withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact until further notice. To justify the maneuver, his Majesty's government has stated that as no Siberian assaults on Poland have yet to take place, merely firey rhetoric, there is no obligation to assist Poland. Defensive alliances cover actual assaults, not a threat thereof. Italy's obligations to Poland are thus null and void.
Italy agrees to Coruscant's NAP proposal. May both sides of the pond prosper from this arrangement.
Italy likewise agrees to the idea of some sort of defensive alliance with the Papal States, believing that it would not only protect Italy but also stabilise each country's Asian interests. With the CRF looming overhead as a threat, stability in the East has become ever more important.
Italy is also mentioning its interest in the Suez Canal, and discussions will need to be had with the Papacy and PUB to discuss how to best allocate the territory. Italy believes it should be returned to the UN; such valuable territories were given to the Union of Nations in the first place to prevent any hostility or tensions over their ownership. Indeed - for two decades, despite constant wars and conflict the world over, the UN territories have remained beacons of stability, peace and prosperity.
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Iblis has seen the usefulness of Korea's chemical and biological research, and wishes to purchase everything up to Chemical 6 for 400; Iblis will also extend his scientific bonus to Korea so as to assist it in rebuilding. Furthermore, Iblis will pledge not to colonise the former Korean territories as the destroyed territory becomes inhabitable again.
Iblis has also announced his intention to begin stabilisation of the Middle East and South Asia. Close ties are expected to be forged with the Arab states, Persia and India to secure the region.
The government has remained quiet on the Beijing issue, though it is known the Iblis government feels very strongly that the land belongs to the Demon Realm. Indeed, while there has been some display of sympathy for the millions of lives lost in the Three Day War, there has been a much more ambivalent attitude towards the Australian people, those who cut the Demon Realm in half to further their own power.
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Yucatan encourages all nations to buy tech from the Comintern, rather than attempt to steal it via espionage. Yucatan pools agents with the Comintern, after all, and its intelligence services will be assisting in the protection of CI members as the alliance seeks to rebuild; it is necessity that Yucatan, as de facto leader(having an economy larger than the other major powers in the alliance combined), look out for its allies.
Yucatan has expressed an interest in restoring Comintern power in the shattered world order. With the practical dissolution of the WP and Comintern hegemonies, a large vacuum has been left open that seeks to cast the world into chaos.
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On the Siberia Issue:
Does the UN Ban nuclear ENERGY and TECHNOLOGY, or just weapons? Technically, provided you aren't creating missiles, nuke, PB, and chem tech are 100% legit.
