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Kalistan to take part in Seko's reconstruction
The first batch of humanitarian supplies arrived in Heimeikyo today
February 1, 5522


Volunteers check cargo with aid before loading them onto planes in Sulani, duchy of Suldanor

In a statement released this morning, Her Majesty's Foreign Minister Elizabeth Brown stated that Kalistan will work with the Provisional Government of Seko to rebuild the country. Explaining the government's decision, the minister pointed to Kalistan's "long history of lending a helping hand to our neighbors", adding that "helping those in trouble is in our genocode". For now, the assistance will be limited limited to two teams from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and medics, who will provide aid to the victims and rebuild destroyed houses, as well as help at medical centers in refugee camps. Right now there will be no loans or financial support, the Minister said, as any allocation of money from the budget must be agreed by the National Assembly.

After the briefing on the Seko situation, the Minister was quick to echo the Empress' words that Kalistan intends to strengthen its contacts with Lodamyn and strongly dispelled rumors that there is a presence of Kalistani operatives in Gaduridos.

A few hours after the Foreign Minister's briefing, the first images emerged from the airbase in Sulari, from where a string of military planes filled with clean water, food and medical supplies flew to the Northeast. Volunteers helped prepare the aid, gluing a label with the country's flag on each cargo. Some of the packages were decorated with the blue and yellow emblems of the ReNew Kalistan party. It was explained to us that the party headquarters did make some support package, but the government prepared the bulk of it. "I don't think this will be enough," sighed a young girl, a medical student sets out to hone her nursing skills in a devastated country. "This could all be used up in three days. Yes, we will give them warm clothes, and stuff, but all the bombing, all the..., just the war, the occupation.... It's all in ruins there now. I think we need to help them, well, with money, obviously, whatever it takes."

Some volunteers, mostly men, flew with the rescuers, forming a semblance of construction crews. They landed in Heimeikyo, once the jewel of the country, now razed almost to the ground. The rescuers would split into two groups, one going to the coastal area of Nanzan, which had suffered from sea landings, and other to Sanko, a border region that had taken a beating from the Lawrenne Army. Despite the seemingly daunting task, the volunteers are keeping their spirits up, hoping for a warm welcome from the locals.