Mordusia

[Autokrator]

---

The Mordusian Herald |Humperdinck Media|

Mordusia visits Lodamun for diplomatic and security pact, alliance between the north and the south?

12 February 5558

---

Randworth - Not only Luthori is a close old friend of Mordusia, through former Commonwealth ties the relations with Lodamun have been steady, not great or excelent but steady. To change that the Lodamun and Mordusian governments have sought contact with each other on how to continue the strong ties between the two nations in a post-Commonwealth setting for Lodamun but with without dropping the brotherly connection the two nations have as culturally & linguisticly Luthorian and Seleyan nations. To that the Prime-Minister went on a visit to Lodamun to discuss matters of trade, economic investments and common security.

From insider information in the Foreign Office and responses from the Prime-Minister's office and the Foreign Minister this paper has concluded that the main goal for the trip was securing stronger relations with Lodamun and gaining another trustworthy ally in protecting the Commonwealth of Mordusia. The Government seems to have offered the Commonwealth of Lodamun a military base with a small airbase and a port at the Schismatic Sea. This port will give Lodamun access to Southern Seleya whilst it reduces the military costs for Mordusia, who is still trying to rebuild its economy and reduce its military expenditure. The Nationals have however said that their government would not make the defense of the nation be in the hands of foreign nations but that the navy is not the focus of the Commonwealth, with much of the military resources going towards the armed forces in protecting the nations landmass.

The government also hopes that these talks will bring them another generous investor in the nations economy and develop the relations between Lodamun and Mordusia into strong trading partners who mutually benefit from said relations. Mordusia has been needing more trade partners as per the Commonwealth Bank's own statements. Though the economy has stopped shrinking and has stabilised, it has not been growing and actually stagnated over the last couple of years. This has not done the Nationals-led government any good as they promised growth rather than stagnation. With the GDP barely growing to 672.592.839.112,- LDP this year. With increased trade with nations such as Gaduridos, Lodamun and neighbours Alduria and Aldegar the Mordusian government led by the National Party hopes to create more work, investments, exports and imports to drive up the economic growth. To that end our government puts all its efforts into creating new oppertunities. It has been rumoured that the next visits will be Gaduridos and Vanuku.