On Proposed Operations in Response to Human Trafficking
While Achkaerin respects the position of East Moreland in this matter we would remind the Kingdom that their own Ministry of Defence stated the following:
"It appears that the Borlanders are acquiring people from various nations across Mundus and funneling them into Zimalia via ports in Zimalia, East Moreland and potentially Heyra, Hassfurt and Vaguzia. We also believe crossings of the Illumic from Seaforth may be taking place. Once in Zimalia it is believed that the people are being effectively sold or in some cases smuggled elsewhere."
Based on that statement alone it appears to be the case that East Moreland is saying that ports in Zimalia and East Moreland have been used by the traffickers and that Zimalia is as implied by the words "funneling them into Zimalia" a central or end point of this network. If this is a miscommunication then I would suggest that East Moreland correct or clarify the record but if the statement is accurate then when taken together with all available information at the disposal of the Achkaerinese Government reasonable suspicion appears to be met and was precisely explained by the Attorney General in the Senate. The tone coming from some of nations right now is concerning, Achkaerin was under no obligation to even mention this to anyone and yet out of respect for the known positions of East Moreland and Seaforth in terms of the region notification was sent, if there were issues then the opportunity for nations to communicate those concerns was present and not utilized.
The main objection coming from nations in the Illumic region is that "Illumic matters should be resolved by Illumic nations" it is well known that Achkaerin has no issue with leaving the security of the Illumic to those nations but we would point out that sovereign Achkaerinese territory now sits in the Illumic Channel and to suggest as the Hassfurt Government seems to that "Achkaerin have not to our knowledge been invited to the Illumic" is frankly disrespectful to the people of the territory of Awhaele that voted in a free and fair referendum to be governed by Achkaerin. We do not wish for anything other than cooperation with our Illumic friends but respect as the saying goes is a two way street.
If the Illumic nations wish a meeting on this matter to discuss that which we should not discuss by means of public statement then we're open to that.
Signed
Emperor Peter Azurewind