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Čahtica Novosti
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Deltarian and Lodamese delegations meet in Cahtica.
November, 5594
President Dražen Aleksić, Prime Minister Radovan Mandić, Foreign Minister Nikola Hrnjkaš and Deltarian National Bank Governor Ilija Oreški received Lodamese Secretary of State Oliver Caillou and Merchant-General Charlotte Farr in Čahtica in mid November, 5594 to discuss more in-depth relations between the two nations. Representatives of the Foreign Ministry cited the desire for new economic markets as well as expanding beyond the Majatran continent as the desire to develop deeper relations with Lodamun. According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry approximately 1.3% of Deltarian trade was related to Lodamun in someway, especially low compared to other countries, largely on the Majatran continent. Trade and Industry Minister Dražen Kremenić, who attended the meetings, notably with the Merchant-General, also conducted meetings with Lodamese business leaders and likewise introduced a number of Deltarian-based businesses to Lodamese business leaders. Together! (Deltarian: Zajedno!), a Trigunian-based social media platform, expanded to Deltaria shortly after its founding and has its secondary headquarters located in Cahtica, while it has found itself popular in Keris and Makon, its continued expansion to Dovani, Temania and Vascania has prompted continued investment into the platform. One of the main gatherers of Deltarian businessman is the charismatic and well-liked head of Together! in Deltaria, Budimir Vukomanović.
One of the main topics discussed was the on-going crisis in Solentia, where both Lodamun and Deltaria have shared their desire to assist the Solentian people and easing their suffering. While the Deltarian government offered to assist refugees, the Deltarian government cited their unease in taking refugees directly into Deltaria. The alternative, which was prompted by the restored Quanzari puppet, was to take Solentian refugees in the vassal state of Kafuristan. This idea was floated by the Quanzari government and the Deltarian government remains supportive of the efforts. President Aleksić proposed such idea to Secretary of State Caillou and noted that the presence of refugees in Quanzar would be beneficial as the cultures were similar and that the assimilation process would be less difficult. The proposal by Lodamun, though not accepted, could easily be modified with Deltaria and Lodamun playing a role in assisting refugees to the much closer and culturally similar Grand Emirate of Quanzar. The Foreign Ministry announced that it had conversation with Prime Minister Abdur Rasheed el-Kabi of Quanzar, and that the idea was actively being considered by the restored Quanzari government.
While Deltarian National Bank Governor Ilija Oreški didn't quite share the sentiment that the Deltarian economy had slipped as far as some would believe, she shared that the economy had suffered underneath several caretaker governments. "We understand that the Telar hasn't performed well in recent years and that the wider Deltarian economy has slipped, but we're Deltarian's and we're resilient. We've learned that from long, cold winters." Oreški confirmed that investor confidence, both domestically and internationally had a strong uptick since April, 5593 as the new Deltarian government sought to stabilize the economy and enact some economic reforms that would open up the economy to more investment and movement. In addition, Oreški confirmed that the government would be looking to bolster government-lead investment into key sectors in Deltaria, most notably in natural resources exploration and extraction, the automobile industry and the largely dominant information technology sector. "We know that the Lodamese investors and their government have ideas on what they wish to expand trade relations on and we're more then happy to oblige."