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The motorcade carrying the Mayaland delegate Noah Singh Burns arrived with all the fanfare that a full paramilitary escort could bring, the roar of motorcycle engines, the flashing red, blue, and yellow lights, the rifles. Any military channel junkie would be hard pressed to be unsatisfied by the hardware displayed, and yet there were no reporters or media. The insurgent attacks throughout the nation, in particular Gurjara, were reason enough to suppress public dissemination of information concerning talks with Mayaland, at least for now. The government wasn't willing to have a delegate die on it's soil, even if it had a slight possibility to increase sympathy.

Noah was greeted with a flashy smile by Chancellor Avara Khala, a pretty South Asian girl wrapped in traditional garb that covered her from the shoulder down, a cover for her hair framing her face like a portrait dressed in white. Avara customarily bowed her head in respect instead of shaking her hand with the man, something that many Varjhali women did despite the liberal rights concerning women's equality.

"It's a pleasure to meet with you," Avara began with a smile, escorting the foreign delegate into the Unity Hall, the structure where almost all foreign and internal politics were discussed.
 
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Noah Singh Burns steps out of the car and straightens what many call the uniform of the Foreign Office, a black three piece suit and bowler hat and briefcase. Being greeted by Chancellor Avara Khala, Burns removes his bowler and returns the bow.

"It is a pleasure to meet you too, Madame Chancellor."

Noah is of medium height and build with a complexion that takes after his Khalistani mother, but his speech betrays his Oxfordshire education. Accompanying the Chancellor into the Unity Hall and after sitting down, Burns begin the explain his government's reasons in sending him there.

"First of all, I bring greetings from His Majesty, King Roderick IV as well as Prime Minister Sir Weatherby Swann with their hopes that this meeting will make possible a very productive future between our governments."

Opening his brief case, Noah pulls out several folders.

"Now, Madame Chancellor, what His Majesty's government is truely hoping is to do is first, establish a formal and working diplomatic relation between our governments and second open up commerce between our nations. As Varjhal is on our shipping route between Khalistan and our west coast, it is natural that trade and diplomacy between our countries would eventually be establish."
 

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To the point, something Avara had personally tired of but was accustomed to given the necessity for an efficient bureaucracy in Varjhal. She still enjoyed a nice chat, but such was the way of politics, chit-chat and gossip never stopped a war.

"The Unity Party is also very interested in both of these topics. Knowing that we would one day need to step back onto the international stage, we have refurbished several old embassies, of which one may even belong to Mayaland," she looked through a folder briefly but wasn't able to find the page listing the embassies. "Beyond agreeing to embassies, we're particularly interested in establishing consulates and extradition treaties for our citizens. Are there any limitations to an extradition treaty that Mayaland might request?"

Avara waited to settle the point before moving onto the topic of trade, which was necessary but probably less productive given Varjhal's integration into a global market and refusal to permit exclusive trading rights to any nation in any sector. About the only thing Avara could imagine need changing was tariffs or, hopefully, permitting a number of electronics manufacturing corporations to begin expanding their assets into Varjhal. There was an increasing desire among the Unity Party to increase a demand for various electronics-related fields.
 
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Burns notices a look disappointment in the Chancellor's expression when he had jumped right into the purpose for the meeting. Was it something she perferred to have started off with rather than with Mayaland business? All Burns could hope for now was that that look of disappointment didn't foreshadow the outcome of the meeting.

"Madame Chancellor, I do believe Mayaland have a Consul-General assigned to Varjhal but was subordinate to the High Commissioner in Bombaim. What His Majesty's govenment wishes to establish now is a full embassy with an ambassador independant for Bombaim. Though I am not familiar with the present condition of our former consulate, the Foreign Office would look to acquire a larger plot of land to construct a embassy capable of handling the larger ambassadorial staff. In turn, Varjhal would be given the same opertunity to establish a embeassy within the Lundenwych Municipal Area as well as being given the opertunity to establish consulates in other Mayaland cities."

"As for extradition treaties, such can be negotiated, but not being fully familiar with your laws and custom, I would perfer that such would be done at a later date after proper diplomatic relations have been establish."

"Will what I have said sp far be acceptable?"
 

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"Of course, all of these points are acceptable. I will see to it that your embassy is located within Kurasprastha proper, it not only allows your delegation to move into the embassy quickly, but gives your diplomatic team ready access to over a fifth of the Varjhali population. I believe it is the spiritual heart of Varjhal, and if you hope to grow accustomed to our laws and culture, that would be the platform to propel you into understanding our society," she smiled. She tried to consider the laws of her country, and while she knew that Varjhal's laws were not oppressive or overly radical, she knew that the acceptance of the death penalty and the referendums for legalized private gun ownership may not be things that would be extremely welcoming.

"As for the extradition laws, there are of course stipulations that would prevent extradition; such as jurisdiction, citizenship, punishment. If that's at least acceptable, then we can have a copy of the Union Standard Mandate and a list of our common law and important precedents sent to a team of your lawyers for review."

She waited for the man to respond to the idea, knowing that the next topic would likely be discussing trade. Trade was always a simple matter, in her mind, but it was of course necessary to understand the relationship between two states.
 
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"Such stipulations are acceptable and the Attorney-General's office will review the document you have referred to. The AG's office will in turn send your government our documentation."
 

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"Now, for trade, would you care to explain Mayalands interest in Varjhal?" the Chancellor segued into trade with a probing question.
 
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"A simple and straight forward question, one in which I will give a simple and straight forward answer, Varjhal, as a new opening market which is prime with business opertunities that is attractive to Mayaland companies. Though I am only a diplomat and it is my responsibilty to establish and maintain smooth diplomatic relations between our governments, I would be remiss if I did not open the door to the establishment of an economic bond between our countries as well."
 

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"Indeed," she sighed slightly before looking into her briefcase, pulling out a folder. "Before we talk about any free-trade agreements, I'd first like to put forward these contracts which might seem appealing to you."

"First, Varjhal is looking to contract a weapons industry that will supply our armed forces with weapons and ammunition. This company cannot, of course, be a nationalized business, as that would fall under the purview of diplomatic relationships; which can be stressed in times of war. We don't necessarily want another country to stop selling us bullets because of something we tell their ally. We want reliable business." She paused for a moment and handed him the folder. "A bid doesn't necessarily mean you get the job. We're looking for basically everything, while we can produce our own, the Unity Party is trying to reduce it's public assets."

"We're also interested in inviting and subsidizing the creation of electronics companies within Varjhal in an effort to boost the demand for technicians in the field. This, we feel, is a good way to continue to advance our society. However, we have a limited supply of technicians here in Varjhal as it is, so this business is going to be a long venture, but rest assured that the Unity Party will not let it fail. People don't necessarily go to university unless there is a healthy market for their degree, you see," she moved to the next topic, sliding another folder across the table. Her mood was changing a bit, but she hoped that did not take away from the proposals. She was, afterall, a woman. Her moods changed.

"And finally, we're interested in developing a nuclear energy program in the hopes that we will no longer need to rely on coal and oil. We're not interested in solar energy, simply because we feel that nuclear is more reliable. If it were not, I doubt militaries throughout the world would find it valuable enough to put on such vital assets as aircraft carriers. Right now we only need the plants for civilian use, though I know the VDF has expressed interest in a nuclear carrier. If Mayaland is capable of assisting us with this, I know the Party would be most grateful."
 
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Burns was disappointed that it was the subject of weapons that the Chancellor Khala mentioned first when trade is discused. Not all the non-defence related businesses that Mayaland's economy is made up of but instead it is a guranteed source of products that destroy instead of build, products that ruins lives rather than ones that make life more enjoyable. Oh, well! What is it the French say? C'est la vie!

"Chancellor, you do have me at a quandry. I can talk to you concerning Mayaland electonics companies establishing themselves in Varjhal, I can even talk to you about the possibility of Mayaland aiding in the developing of nuclear energy for civilian use, but Mayaland's defence industries, by your definition, would fall under diplomatic relations. Though Mayaland's defence contractors are not government owned, they are government regulated, and as such, are subject to directives from the Defence Ministry on the who, what, when, where and how weapons are to be sold, which in turn is subject to the policies of the Crown. I am not saying that Varjhal will not have access to Mayaland weapon systems, what I am saying is that the extent of that access will be depended on other factors including the outcome of this meeting."
 

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"That's alright, it's not a major concern for the Union. I was mostly pointing out available contracts that the Union is offering. The weapons contract is mostly for free businesses to sell weapons directly to Varjhal, we're not interested in receiving exclusive designs, production licenses, civilian sale, or any sort of hardware that's not agreeable. No sensible nation is going to request such things. But your statement interests me..." she set aside Mr. Burns comment for another time, her mood changing again to piqued curiosity.

"Anyways, our civilian market itself isn't interested in such things. While the civilian grade weapon industry is rapidly expanding, that's only because it was recently liberalized. We offer a stable source of oil, as well as refined oil products like synthetic rubber and plastic. We also have large bauxite reserves and produce aluminum for the market, but our largest import markets are currently electronics and cars."

"If your nation is a large producer of either then I'm sure we can discuss a special agreement that will cut tariffs significantly. As for what we accomplish in this meeting, what exactly does your government feel it can accomplish?"

Chancellor Avara paused and then added an explanation to her question. "I mean, beyond trade agreements and embassies and such."
 
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"I am glad that you can understand our position where our defence industry is concerned, though I am sure some deals can still be worked out."

"On other subjects, a stable source of oil is something Mayaland is always interested in as well as bauxite and is area where Mayaland companies such as Anglyn Petroleum and Sterling Mining would be very interesting in. As for electronics, Mayaland Technologies and Westmearc Communications are just two that I am sure will be interested while companies that produce automobiles like Willys-Overland, and trucks, like Bedford Motors, would find in Varjhal a worthwhile market."

"What my government is looking for is economic and diplomatic partners within the region. His Majesty's governments sees the government here in Varjhal as one that Mayaland can work with to help maintain the stability of the region and in doing so bring prosperity not only to Varjhal and other countries, but to Mayaland as well."
 

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"Of course all of these are agreeable. While much of our heavy industries are state run, I'm sure that we can allow foreign businesses into a portion of the private sector, especially that in Northern Varjhal, provided of course that they employ Varjhali citizens as per our Bureau of Employments rules, if that's acceptable," she commented, "and we'd be more than willing to discuss lowering tariffs on the importation of vehicles, but we're curious if your electronics companies would be interested in expanding their assets by constructing a plant here in Varjhal, just outside Kurasprastha where a planned Electronics Institute is being constructed. I can tell you our goal, as education is state run, is to have our students intern with your business while they pursue their education to get a hands on grasp for the field. With such a stimulating environment I imagine that your factory will see a large growth in production, especially given the fact that interns do not need to be paid regular salaries, but may be retained in positions of employment if your employers feel that they are capable enough." She cleared her throat and drank from a glass of water.

"We can agree to be trading partners, but we're curious about Mayaland's relation to other states within our region. In particular, we are curious about our direct neighbors Dai Viet, Khalistan, and also Vangala and the Oikawan Empire. Are you able to discuss your relations with these nations at the moment?"
 
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"I am sure Mayaland's heavy industry, if they are interested, would of course obey your country's business, labor and environmental laws. As for automobiles and trucks, the lowering of tarriffs would go a long way in encouraging Mayaland motor companies to export to Varjhal. This goes for our electronics companies, if there is a reliable source of trained workers, I am sure they too would be interested in establishing themselves in Varjhal."

"What is Mayaland's relations with other states in the region? Well, to start out with, it is no secret that Mayaland has a close relation with Khalistan, even though much of the country was once under Crown administration, with Bombaim still enjoying that status, Khalistan and Mayaland have, over the past century and a half, and especially since the Great War, developed a very special relationship. Just look at me, my father is from Portchester and my mother is from Kolkata, and it is in much the same way is the relations between Mayaland and Khalistan, diplomatically, economically and militarily the two nations have remained very close."

"As for Dai Viet, relations are not so warm, nor are they exactly cold. That nation has not been very active in the international scene scince the end of the Great War and Mayaland has not pursued close ties. More importantly, as Dai Viet is a member of the LFS, we have come to the conclusion that the outcome of any negotiation with them will ultimately depend on how they feel about it in Nokanawa."

"Vangala, well, there is an interesting subject, though we do have an embassy in Kilkila, there is little to say on our opinion of Vangala. As the old saying goes, if you don't have something nice to say about someone, don't say anything at all."

"What can I say about Oikawa except, and let me put it simply and leave it at that, the Kingdom and the Empire don't always see eye-to-eye, in fact,I think few outside the LFS do."
 

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"And if Varjhal were to join the LFS, would this change the relationship between our Union and your own country? I know that the Varjhal Union is currently considering it's options, but we're also curious about outside opinion on the matter."

"I can tell you that our own government seems to be quite partial to the Khalsa Raj, while the Dai Viet government has seemed cold and non-responsive regarding the situation in Northern Varjhal, but regardless of our politics, our economics are surely compatible," she smiled and pulled out a draft of the economic treaty, she had multiple variants but this one probably fit their discussion best.

"It essentially says that we will both promote minimal tariffs on each others products to promote trade, and our government will encourage Mayalands car and electronics industries to expand into Varjhal by offering benefits in the market. Is this agreeable?"
 
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"I won't lie to you, if Varjhal should join the LFS, it would definately change the policies of His Majesty's government concerning Varjhal, as it would no doubt change your government policies towards Mayaland so as to be more in line with those of the LFS, there is no getting around that fact. Though both Arlington Palace and Hampden Hall would perfer Varjhal not join the LFS, but if it does, Lundenwych will still endevor to maintain friendly relations with Kuras."

"As for Khalistan, I am very glad that your government looks kindly on them. Speaking for myself, Khalistan has obviously a special place in my heart. Speaking for His Majesty's government, Khalistan enjoys a special place in Mayaland foreign policy. Friendly relations with Khalistan is looked on favorably in Lundenwych."

Burns then takes and reads over the economic treaty draft the Chancellor provided. After making sure the wording would satisfy them back in Lundenwych, Burns looks over at Chancellor Avara.

"Madam Chancellor, I find it quite agreeable."
 

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"As for our policy changing upon joining an alliance, I do not foresee our government changing it's politics based upon another governments policy. The Unity Party strongly asserts it's own sovereignty, and any infringement of it's legitimacy is not taken lightly. We're looking into the LFS as a regional alliance to offer us protection, hopefully based on the idea of a like-minded philosophy of politics. If that requires us to make significant changes to our foreign or domestic policy, well," she paused, "that's less than optimal."

"Regardless, I'll be sure to inform the Unity Party about this, I'm sure they'd be interested to here about possible damage to our foreign relations that this could cause," she smiled politely. "Otherwise, I'm sure the Union plans to remain on good terms with Mayaland, as there's no significant quarrel I can see our two nations having. Our attitude towards Khalistan is not prone to significant change any time soon, as we have recently reaffirmed our ties and signed our own trade agreement with them."
 
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"The LFS is not a regional, but rather a global alliance, but as long as there is no serious conflicts between the Alliances nor disputes between your government and that Khalistan, then there should be none between Mayaland and Varjhal. With this being said, I do hope that this will be a the beginning of a long and properous relation between our two nations."
 

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"As do I," the Chancellor bowed her head in respect. "I feel that we accomplished quite a bit, is there anything else that you would like to discuss? If not, I'm sure that once we have received your ambassador and he is comfortable we can smooth over the official matters, such as the creation of a consolate for your own citizens."
 
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