Kae Taira was Gowu's appointed representative to the Ardian Assembly, she'd sat silently listening to everything that had been said so far, she wasn't inclined to get too far embroiled into round whatever number they were on of Rokkenjiman statements, though Evanthe's last remarks had made her roll her eyes slightly.
"Gowu believes that the Lascelles resolution definitely goes in the right direction, in fact it could be said that it goes most of the way there but not quite all the way. At present when I read the resolution article one states
No nation in Ardia shall exchange money, goods or services for a person held in servitude. this clearly implies that no one should be buying or selling slaves, which is a position that should be commended and encouraged. However that is where the statement stops, the resolution does not actually say that the nations of Ardia shall not enslave people so I would propose that article one be amended to something like
No nation in Ardia shall exchange money, goods or services for a person held in servitude or hold people in servitude. With such an amendment we close off the loophole that could be exploited in the current proposal." Kae said, then she turned her attention to the recent remarks.
"While I'm sure that the Emperor will be happy to see Rokkenjima finally accepting the worthwhile nature of Achkaerinese efforts on Ardia in recent times I'm also sure he will be equally saddened that such support from Rokkenjima was not forthcoming at the time in any of the instances and instead chose to pursue courses that undermined the efforts that Princess Evanthe on behalf of Rokkenjima now seems to commend.
Now if we turn to the subsequent evolution of what we're here to discuss it seems clear that we have a few interesting aspects to this that have all rather gotten out of hand to put it mildly. Firstly there's an assertion being made by the SICR that the sanctions imposed by Rokkenjima are to do with something called 'The Southern Line' and not this act of purchasing slaves from Tamora. I personally would find that difficult to believe because that suggests that Rokkenjima is sanctioning over something that it doesn't know exists.
[1] In fairness it is understandable to see why SICR may feel that, or something like it, to be the case however especially given that Rokkenjima's policy on slavery is a little wishy washy. The Empress of Rokkenjima, a woman whose signature is on the Mundus Convention of Universal Rights, visits Tamora that is not good imagery for such a nation as Rokkenjima to be projecting. Then there's the matter of existing sanctions or to be more precise the lack of them - the sanctions Rokkenjima has levied against Tamora are not as a result of the practice of slavery but as a result of Tamora's recognition of a state that doesn't meet any legal definition for existing. And of course let's not forget the lack of any sanctions against Quintelia when their King, a man whose signature is also on the MCUR, did exactly what the SICR did." Kae paused turning her attention to Evanthe "You see the inconsistency and what it may give rise to I trust?"
Taking a sip of water Kae continued to make her final point
"I also agree with the points of Mr Metcalfe and Sir Richard, it is absolutely critical that we see the clarifications asked of Rokkenjima in this matter. I also agree with Mr Metcalfe that the presence of the Tamoran jets is not going to be helpful to the present situation, in fact all it stands to do is escalate this further and we should consider that our shared intention here is to resolve this matter before it gets beyond the point of no return. The way to do that is in my view to agree the Lascelles Resolution as amended."