BREAKING NEWS
When asked to comment about Zhulgan’s Diplomatic Protest in regards to the recently launched Operation: Southern Dawn, King Joshua VII merely responded; “The Kingdom of Emerald disregards any protest from a nation that still treats it’s internal affairs like it’s the 1500’s.”
According to the Chief of Naval Operations, Grand Admiral John Ferguson, Zhulgani Naval redeployment had been expected and thus explained why the Emeraldian Army in Krauanagaz and the 4th Fleet still maintained high readiness rates, as the Ministry of Defence rightly predicted that the Operation would be seen poorly by the Barbaric Zhulgani’s.
In response regarding Krauanagazan Protests, the Emeraldian Government simply made a statement online showing members of both the 13th Airborne Division and 8th Marine Regiment handing out warm meals to Mitalldukish families in a village taken during the initial operation to secure vital checkpoints, the statement also included photos of members of the His Majesty’s Corps of Engineers cordinating with both Naval Engineers and local leaders to rebuild vital infrastructure, Members of the 13th Army MP’s playing with Mitalldukish Children, and the last showing a tank belonging to the 25th Armored Division sitting outside a medical camp to ward off raiders that are widespread throughout the region. Captioning it all was the sentence; “You don’t see the Federal Armed Force of Krauanagaz doing this when it cowers under the shadow of the Zhulgani Barbarian.”
In regards to statements made by either the MPG or the TPA-PV Governments, Emeraldian Officials simply stated “Emerald, and thus the Union which organizes it’s foreign affairs, does not recognize either Government as Legitimate and thus advises to ignore any statement made by the MPG.” It went on to further state that Emerald officially recognizes the TPA-PV government as terrorists and will be treated as such.
Not relating to official responses, Prince Edward, Crown Prince of Emerald, made a private reply to MPG Acting President Tuvak; “Emerald does come with Guns, primairly to ensure the food and medicine ends up in the hands of those who need it and not the raiders who steal it, your predecessors failed Mitallduk, Krauanagaz couldn’t care less unless you’re talking reunification, Zhulgan would make you their slaves, and those Terrorists in the TPA-PV are the ones doing the stealing. Operation: Southern Dawn is intended to help rebuild Mitallduk back into a proper nationstate, and that means cutting away everything that made it fall, including your so-called Provisional Government that still has a connection to the pre-collapse government. If Emerald has to take down your organization than so be it, a new Southern Dawn would be made from it.”
Eaglestar Times, on behalf of multiple requests from Krauanagazan Citizens, conducted a poll of Emeraldian Citizens about Operation: Southern Dawn. The poll found that 85% of the Population supports the Operations, 5% Opppose it, and 10% are neutral. When polling other Pact Countries like Spiras, Denver, Ludville, and Cimbria, the result remained largely the same, with the lowest approval rating, 78%, being from Cimbria. When asked why, the common response was that Emerald, and hopefully soon the rest of the Starhawk Pact, is doing what Krauanagaz nor any other foreign governments have failed to do, that being to actually put in the resources and effort to properly rebuild Mitallduk, with many even pointing out to Krauanagazan citizens that the Refugee crisis wouldn’t exist or be fare less of a problem if Krauanagaz actually put in the effort and drive into clearing Mitallduk of Raiders, Terrorists, and Warlords, rather than retreating behind their border with their tails between their legs as they bowed in submission to Zhulgan.
