Pyrena CastleChrysanthemum Throne
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2023
Recognition Of The Republic Of Lakhzovia As A State Sponsor Of TerrorRecognizing the elements within Lakhzovia that have acted against the interests, safety and security of the First Empire of Rokkenjima through the attacks upon the Azukishima-Ashinxao Nuclear Power Plant and the Rokkenjiman Embassy in Nakim, attacks which have seemingly at times received a delayed response from the Imperial Government, it is my solemn responsibility to the First Empire and the People of Rokkenjima to announce a broader Rokkenjiman response to those attacks. Allow me to be perfectly clear, both to my People and to the Lakhzovian People, that my actions are not targetted at the People of Lakhzovia; to myself and my People you remain our brothers and sisters. The First Empire has long considered herself, first and foremost, to be a friend and ready ally to the voiceless, to those whose voices are misappropriated by their Governments, and while we have seen one tyrant toppled in Nakim I weep that you remain without a voice on the international stage. Rest assured that I, and my Government, will always have an open door to those who share our desire to see the Lakhzovian People realize their freedom and chart their course through the passages of history under their own dictation, that we'll continue to be friends, and with the fall of the Pyrettania-Nakim Accords I offer to the People of Lakhzovia a new Accord, one not between our governments, but one between our Peoples.
Rokkenjima will never abandon the People of Lakhzovia, our bonds of friendship will survive this time and I look forward to a day where we may establish a new Pyrettania-Nakim Accord. In the meantime, I am happy to lend whatever support I am capable of to the People, in their long plight of establishing governance in their name, to advance their interests and protect the many different social and religious groups who call Lakhzovia home. I know that there are many within the Republic, from those on the coast who share my dread and concern in this new Government and the Tikkonists. We all saw the horrors capable by the Emetists who lashed out against not only the First Empire but the People of Lakhzovia themselves; while I cannot see this First Empire grant them legitimacy through a continuation of the Pyrettania-Nakim Accords. I promise the People of Lakhzovia the following: while it may not happen tomorrow, freedom will dawn over your Nation and People with the full vibrancy of a coming morning and all the warmth and clarity the rays of a new day's sun brings. I stand in solidarity with you against the extremist government and will do all I can to support those elements who share my vision of a progressive, forward-looking and indeed, free, Lakhzovia.
Now comes the unfortunate decisions I must make today, the recognition of the Republic of Lakhzovia as a state sponsor of terror, the invocation of Article XI of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Security Between The First Empire of Rokkenjima And The Republic of Lakhzovia (aka the Pyrettania-Nakim Accord) waiving the one year termination provision to enact such termination with immediate effect, and proclaiming the implementation of the following sanctions upon the government of Lakhzovia:
Upon enactment of this Act, by and under the authority of Her Imperial Majesty Empress Sutāraito, the First Empire henceforth recognizes the Republic of Lakhzovia as a state sponsor of terror under the Terrorist Enterprises Act and duly imposes the following restrictions upon the Republic:
Section 1: Sanctions on Rokkenjiman assets of the following Lakhzovian Leadership And Business Leaders
• President Tesan Cikniye
• All present Ministers and Officials of the Lakhzovian Government
• All Lakhzovian Business Leaders
Section 2: Restrictions against military transactions with the Republic
No Rokkenjiman firm or individual shall provide financial, material, intelligence or technological support, nor shall they knowingly conduct a transaction with the Lakhzovian Armed Forces. These restrictions shall include:
• Aircraft or aircraft parts, machinery, used by the Lakhzovian Air Force
• Automotive equipment and services utilized by Lakhzovian Land and Naval Forces
• Weapons or defense articles utilized by the Lakhzovian Military
• Any dual-use parts or goods which could be utilized by the Armed Forces of the Republic of Lakhzovia
• Information which benefits the military apparatus of the Republic of Lakhzovia
Section 3: Restrictions upon the broader Lakhzovian economy
• Imports and exports between the First Empire and the Lakhzovia are hereby prohibited until such a time the Republic is no longer a sponsor of terror.
• Rokkenjiman financial institutions are hereby barred from engaging in any transactions with a Lakhzovian business or institution of the Lakhzovian Government.
• Rokkenjiman businesses, governmental bodies, organizations and individual citizens shall be precluded from conducting any manner of business with the Lakhzovian economy.
• Lakhzovian businesses, financial institutions, governmental bodies and organizations shall be precluded from any participation in the Rokkenjiman economy.
• A freeze shall immediately be placed upon any and all assets held in Rokkenjima and the Rishiri Imperial Overseas Dependency by Lakhzovian government officials, military leaders and public figures.
Section 4: Visa Restrictions
• Visa restrictions for Lakhzovian leadership, governmental servants, military leadership and diplomatic personnel to travel to the First Empire.
Section 5: Cultural And Diplomatic Sanctions against the Lakhzovian State
• Rokkenjiman institutions of higher learning shall be henceforth barred from any manner of cooperation or exchanges of information with their counterparts in the Republic of Lakhzovia.
• Students from the Republic shall no longer be granted visas to study within the First Empire of Rokkenjima, effective on this 14th Day of October, 2023. Students presently attending classes in Rokkenjima shall be allowed to complete their studies and seek asylum within the First Empire or any other free nation.
• Diplomats from the Republic of Lakhzovia shall be denied diplomatic accreditation within the borders of Rokkenjima. Lakhzovian diplomats presently within Rokkenjiman borders shall be afforded a period of 48 (forty eight) hours to remove themselves from Rokkenjiman soil. Those who refuse to depart shall face arrest and deportation.
Make no mistake, these actions pain me, but they must be undertaken. The Imperial Palace calls upon our treaty partners to implement similar measures and cautions foreign states from engaging with the present government of Lakhzovia as, under the Terrorist Enterprises Act, states which do so may be considered
states associated with terrorism and face similar measures enacted upon them.