TUNA THE KEY TO ECONOMIC SHORT TERM FUTURE
Lascelles looking for "ever closer" co-operation
Speaking on the eve of a conference to deal with plastic in the Sea of Alucard the Grand Duke Hugo Lascelles has said how he see's the Treaty of Unity for Nations of the Alucard as the future of the nations economic policies, at least in the short term. As the Duke prepared to great his guests at Wellow he said, "The Treaty began as a form of mutual co-operation in a number of different areas I think however it can continue to grow and become something significant not just for ourselves but also for other nations. We have three nations driving this agreement, ourselves, Lodja and Paracambi and while we may not be the economic powerhouses of Mundus between us we are home to some 300million people and that makes s a significant market for international trade, add in Dartfordia who are an observer member and then that figure increases again. We have very diverse markets, Lodja has a good manufacturing industry, ourselves had a good service sector while Paracambi are blessed with raw materials and this means we between us are in a position to mutually support the development of each other in these three industries. Add to this we currently are having deals done to further support each other then this means we will have a tailored agreement that makes us very strong. I can envisage a future where our three nations develop closer and closer co-operation building upon our individual strengths to create mutually strong economies."
The Grand Duke was asked about the chances of Bakkermaya applying for CNN membershop something that members of the nations Conservative Party have called for. The Grand Duke was not too committed to this, "At present we have the people of East Moreland who I view as a brother, the Lodjains who are the next door neighbour but the Cenneg and the Maori are strangers to us. I would not commit to a situation where our armed forces are committed to supporting a nation, especially when the Maori seem to be stirring problems within Midaranye. The CNN has so far not been forced to take military action and is a very powerful military force, it would be useful to be a member and be protected by this, however we as a nation have a more than capable military for our own needs."
Finally Lascelles was asked about being member of other organisations such as the Ardian Assembly, "The Ardian Assembly is brand new and of course their will be teething problems, to date no members have felt the need to bring anything to the Assemblies attention, that's a good thing as it shows no issues are facing our mainland continent, however its also bad as we don't have any suggestions to promote further co-operation. It therefore surprises me that we've seen Rokkenjima floating an idea of of a East Ardian nations version. We worked hard just a short time ago to create an organisation of continental unity, yet now we see the old divisions coming back to haunt us. If we are to truly make the Ardian Assembly work as well as say TUNA appears to be going or even things such as the AKO we must work together. If Rokkenjima feel there is something that could benefit them then bring it to the Assembly rather than run to a new organisation."
The Grand Duke, along with Duchess Anna Davidson who is also Lead Sword are also currently hosting a conference to deal with what many are calling the "Great Alucard Plastic Patch" a section of the ocean where a great deal of plastic waste is gathering and is often washed up on shore of the various Alucard Islands. Duchess Anna explained the reasoning behind the conference. "Our island of Wellow has beautiful beaches and every day we see new plastic bottles and wrappers wash up, there are millions of items of plastic swirling around in the ocean and much of it will someday find its way here. We can't permit that to happen and so we need to look at how we can get rid of this stuff."