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↳ Guiliano Alagona during his visit to Yishelem

Prime Minister Guiliano Alagona completes long-awaited visit to Beiteynu
11 August 5334
After being postponed several years ago, the Prime Minister of Cildania completes an important foreign visit to a key regional partner.

Yishelem: Over four years after originally planned, the Prime Minister of Cildania Guiliano Alagona has completed a visit to Beiteynu. Alagona had been scheduled to visit the country in December 5329 during his first term as Prime Minister. The visit had to be postponed when early elections were announced days before he was scheduled to leave. The visit had already been postponed once before. In the meantime, there have been two Cildanian general elections.

Alagona held a series of meetings with Beiteynuese head of government Meaholit Shteman during his time in Yishelem. Despite the time that has passed since the previously-scheduled visit, many of the priorities were the same. At the centre of the talks was deepening ties between the two countries. Despite opposition from some parties, the current Cildanian government is committed to developing a strong relationship.

Last year it was announced that Beiteynuese manufacturer Beimar Industries would provide Cildania with twenty-five Guarder trucks. The deal was part of a wider effort by Beiteynu to support law enforcement authorities in Cildania. A particular focus for the Beiteynuese government has been anti-Yeudi violence, which has escalated since the rise of the far-right Order of Saint Sebastian. According to sources in Qart Qildar, Alagona has now agreed that Beiteynuese personnel will work alongside Cildanian police to provide advice and support.

Both governments have agreed in principle to the creation of a military alliance between the two countries. Whether this is realised depends upon the support of two-thirds of the Cildanian Council of Deputies though. Opposition political parties in Cildania have opposed cooperation with Beiteynu and some have openly deployed anti-Yeudi stereotypes.

In the economic arena, the priority of the Alagona government has been to secure new markets for the export of Cildanian agricultural goods. Tobacco and wine have been central to the country’s economy for centuries. Efforts to reduce trade barriers between members of the Majatran Economic Association have stalled recently though. As a consequence, the Cildanian government aims to promote bilateral trade partnerships with larger economies like Beiteynu.

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A standard-bearer of Cildanian liberalism, il-Posta has become one of the nation's 'newspapers of record.' It is owned by the Grupp Editorjali PNFP.

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Originally posted by Jamescfm on 19 Jul 2023.