Local date in Tamora (Islamic calendar): 12th Rabi ul Awal, 1441h (Saturday) (Thursday
Interview with Lady Safavid regarding the latest events
Lady Safavid was interviewed by Ayatollah Azad Arak in the complex of the Great Temple of Djerb TINS is proud to broadcast the interview of Lady Safavid, First Wife of the Emperor and Head of Foreign Affairs. Ayatollah Azad Arak had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Lady Safavid on Sunday, after religious service.
-Not long ago Emperor Abbas was announcing to MidArnaye and the whole of Mundus what is now referred in Tamora as the Safavid doctrine, that Tamora will deem as aggressive action foreign government intervention on the internal affairs of MidAranye states. Since then we have seen a civil war CLysperis begin and extend far beyond what many expected. Many in Tamora see that as a failure of our government, are they right?
-The Safavid doctrine is meant to ensure the protection of MidAranye states against unwanted foreign government intervention. The situation in Clysperis is not the fault of the Tamoran government but we do have a responsibility in helping our ally, Pharaoh Akasha, and the government fully supports her.
-The New Derusmian parliament has voted 92-6 to support the rebel forces in Clysperis clearly ignoring the Safavid doctrine. How will the government react to that?
-New Derusmia actions are seen as hostile action against Tamora. Their legislature has decided that they will be supplying the rebels of Clysperis with funding to continue their insurrection against the Clysperis government. We have informed their government of our position and asked them to reconsider their position before relations between the two countries are irreversibly broken. The Tamoran government is patient and understands that their legislature may have acted considering more their elections races rather the situation on the ground. I am convinced that their executive will think twice before supporting the rebels that have publically admited to an assassination attempt against Pharaoh Akasha and my son, Prince Naser, as well as being responsible for a campaign of rape and summary executions in their controlled territories as well as terrorist attacks targeting the Manist community.
-The rebels in Clysperis have made a public appeal to the Tamoran government asking to no longer support Pharaoh Akaska. Under what circumstances will the Tamoran government support the Clysperi rebels over Pharaoh Akasha?
-Under no circumstances.
-Even if, God forbid, the rebels win the war?
-There were times in Clysperis history, like the decades long soviet occupation, when it seemed like the rightful rulers will never return to the throne of CLysperis and yet Tamora still did not recognize the soviet occupiers. Tamora does not abandon its allies nor does it despair when things are not going our way. We have faith in God and its plan for us.
-With the Clyperis rebellion rapidly spreading and having reached some 20% of the territory of the kingdom many are wondering will the civil war spread in other MidAranye countries? Is there a risk of contagion? Can it spread to Abuqiya, Royal Seleucid and even Tamora?
-I do not believe there is any risk of that. In fact we see that MidAnraye countries or their people are not sympathetic to the rebels. It is often those outside the region that look to them in a sympathetic manner.
-Part of the Manist community in Clysperis has banded together and formed Common Defense League and is now fighting the rebels. What is the position of the government regarding this?
-All members of the government feel what every Tamoran is feeling, a sense of pride. They are fighting for the unity of their country and to restore order.
-Moving from one crisis to the next: the Seleucid crisis. Many have been affected by this crisis already as it negatively affects trade and tourism among other. When and how will the crisis stop and things will return to normal?
-First of all, I do not believe it is correct to call this the “Seleucid crisis” it is a “Maori crisis” since it is the actions of their government that have turned a disagreement into a crisis by attacking Royal Seleucid and killing six Seleucid citizens and injuring several others. The actions of the Maori government are the ones causing the crisis and the hardship for our people in Tamora and MidAranye. We are only taking measures to ensure that doesn’t happen again. I have also heard that some in Tamora are unhappy that the joint response of Tamora-Seleucid-Pramoria-Abuqiya to the current Maori crisis, believing that is creating insecurity in the region. I disagree with that perception. The Maori government is creating the insecurity by killing Seleucid citizens, not us. We are trying to stop that.
-In recent months we have seen several economic projects launched by Clysperis and Royal Seleucid: a new city and trade zone in the case of Clysperis, a MidAranye trade zone and an enterprise platform in the case of Royal Seleucid. Is Tamora planning to do something similar in the future?
-No, our laws are incompatible with the idea of a free trade zone. However, we have supported and continue to support the development of MidAranye whether it is though building of infrastructure like the Midaranye Economic Corridor or through financing joint projects like the join OPEN battery factory or the funding of the Clysperi new city.
-Since you mentioned such funding, earlier this year the government announced the first investment of public funds outside of Tamora. The government used 1 bln dinars/USD to invest in Clysperis’ infrastructure and a further one billion dinars/usd was announced for the new city. With the civil war raging in Clysperis it is safe to safe that a good part of the money invested in Clysperi infrastructure has been wasted and the new city now seems like a distant dream. Is Tamora still willing to support with public money such projects instead of investing the money at home?
-There are risks when investing aboard just like there are when investing at home. The investments in Clysperis have not turned out as we had hoped but it is important to note that is not because of the failure of the CLysperis authorities or the Tamoran ones in fact. We prefer to look at the long term, and in the long term supporting our allies with brings benefits to both our countries as well as MidAranye.
-Since we are talking about MidAranye, you have been to Safraen recently and also to Abydos with the latter being a state visit. What do these visits mean for Tamora and MidAranye?
-The two were very different. In Safraen I attended the memorial service while the one in the kingdom of Abydos I went on a state visit. We are looking to develop relations with both countries through obviously the relations Tamora has with each of these countries is different in nature. Safraen has been though a devastation following the Kaju virus in 2014. At that time we were in isolation so naturally Safraen looks more to the nations that help their country during those times. On our part we are looking to work with them in the new geopolitical context. Safraen is part of Midaranye and the region has changed a lot, there are new challenges and opportunities that can only be explored with the neighboring countries and those close by. I believe that we can work with Safraen to prepare for a potential refugee crisis coming from Clysperis. While we hope that never happens, the civil war might continue for quite some time and the local population will then start to seek refuge in Safraen. While Safraen is not obligated to receive those refugees we believe that as a nation that has been helped in the past they will not refuse to help Clysperi refugees.
Regarding Abydos, our relation has a different foundation we have strong cultural and religious links that bring us together. There aren’t many nations that share our particular cultural norms. We will seek to develop those relations in the future.
-What does the government think of the latest attacks against the Manist community in Lakhzovia? And what actions if any will it take?
-We are closely monitoring the situation in Lakhzovia. The government strongly condemns the attacks against the Manist community. As most people are aware Lakhzovia has no formal diplomatic relations with Tamora and as such we have few avenues to help the local community in Lakhzovia. We believe this attacks are in part caused by the anti Tamoran rhetoric displayed by the Lakhzovian government which fuels religious tensions. However, the Lakhzovian government has taken steps to protect the local Manist community and we have not received any information that the government is turning a blind eye on these attacks. So while they are not addressing the cause of the violence, which is the anti Tamoran rhetoric, they are making an effort to treat the symptoms which is the religious violence against Manists.
That was the first part of the interview which dealt mostly with foreign matters. We will show you the second half tomorrow.
Until next time: God bless the Emperor! God bless Tamora!