South Dovani

[Wu Han]

Crown Prince wins Sekowan hearts in kimono-clad address to National Assembly
On the invitation of Provisional Prime Minister Kono Saki, the Crown Prince delivered a speech the National Assembly of Seko, emphasizing solidarity with the developing world.
6 April 4743


Above: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Khemkhaeng dressed in kimono (left); The National Assembly Building of Seko (right)

Dressed in a black kimono crafted out of fine black silk gifted by the Emperor of Yingdala, His Royal Highness delivered a speech to the National Assembly of Seko upon the invitation of Provisional Prime Minister Kono Saki. During the speech, the Crown Prince drew attention to the emerging movement from nations such as Indrala, Lourenne and indeed, Seko, which have made the stability of development of Dovani central to their foreign policy.

"I stand before you a humble son of Hanzen, dressed in silk from Yingdala, crafted into Sekowan traditional garments," said the Crown Prince. "Excuse me for the bold assertion, but I believe that as the sun begins to crest the horizon, the light is pained across a renewed and more unified Dovani."

The content of the Crown Prince's speech, and his appearance in kimono, won him great acclaim from the Assemblypeople who rose to applaud the Crown Prince at multiple intervals over the course of the address, in addition to the wider Sekowan public. During the nationally-televised speech the Crown Prince's name, and that of his consort Princess Busarakham, trended across all major social media platforms within Seko.

"As President Seichō has written in her wide body of teachings, 'solidarity is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people. On the contrary, it is a firm and unnerving determination to commit oneself to the common good; that is to say, it is an affirmation of our interdependence.' It is with blazing clarity that Her Eminence explains to us that our inherent Bodhita-nature is best expressed in service to the least among us," said the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince further expressed his earnest desire to expand "people-to-people relations," and "the fraternity of our youth," as it pertains to redefining the bilateral relationship between the two Dovanian countries. The Crown Prince stated that "the fellowship of our future generations" is the only long-term strategy to prevent conflict and promote mutual understanding across the continent and indeed, around the world.

While Seko is not a developing country, it is a low-income country suffering from many decades of decline. To this end, the Crown Prince asserted that "all nations which don't currently enjoy high degrees of economic complexity, such as Seko and Hanzen, must practice mutual aid and collectively challenge the hegemony of the advanced global economies." This line received the loudest and longest applause from the Assemblypeople in attendance.

Shortly after the Crown Prince's speech, he met with President Seichō at her temple outside of Nago. There, the Crown Prince and the President reportedly continued the dialogue they began over a year ago, when the President visited Hanzen on return to Seko, particularly with regard to food security and pan-Dovani development. Later in the evening, the Crown Prince went to the Hanzenese Embassy where he is currently staying.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on May 01, 2020