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Kalistani Brethren meet in Kaliburg to Lobby Government
Committee Calls for peace and non-alignment
Kaliburg, Ananto
October 17, 5343


Members of the Brethrenist Committee for Republican Legislation meet with Deputies to discuss peace

Brethrenists from across the Republic gathered in Kaliburg to call on Deputies to move for peace. The usually taciturn faith to which more than 85% of Kalistanis still belong on some level, was heard loud and clear during a week of lobbying of the National Assembly. The Brethren were calling for peace in the Anantonese, as well as asking to consider a renewed effort to form a non-aligned movement and an anti-NBC treaty.

"The All Terran Conference passed minutes in support of general peace in the Anantonese Ocean," said BCRL spokeswoman Anne Sydney. "It is imperative that Kalistan stop threatening ships in the Anantonese. Historically speaking, we would like to remind our legislators what happens due to heightened activity in the Ocean. It often leads to war, and war goes against the basic faith and practice of Brethrenism. We call on the Republican Government to look for solutions to the conflicts we are experiencing with other nations and hope our Deputies will find a solution that will put peace to the front of foreign policy."

The Brethren also called on Deputies to begin working on both a new Non-Alignment Treaty and a new ban on nuclear, biological and chemical weaponry. "These two items were at one point of Kalistan's foreign policy. We would like to see our Government focus once more on these items of peace."

The Brethren were met by Francis Verde, Deputy from Sulari, who listened to the comments of the Brethrenists. "While we are a secular republic, we do pay attention when the Brethren speak with one voice, given that the vast majority of our constituents belong to the Brethrenist faith. Naturally, we also seek to find peaceful solutions to international issues. And of course, new treaties covering things which are traditionally Kalistani positions are always something we will look into. If there is large support for a new Non-Aligned Movement treaty and a new Anti-NBC treaty, that is something I can see the Socialist Party wanting to work on."

The week in the Capitol brought Brethren from across the Republic together, and while mornings were spent talking to Deputies, afternoons were spent touring the various monuments and museums on the Mall, as well as speaking with school children about what the Brethrenist Committee for Republican Legislation. A get together in Kalistan would not be complete without a concert, and this week of lobbying was no exception. The Brethrenists had a concert Friday night featuring reggae and punk rock that sang about peace and unity. The concert was well attended, and a good time was had by all. Meanwhile, Socialists in the National Assembly are reportedly already beginning to discuss the non-aligned movement and a treaty to ban non-conventional weaponry.