Starkindler wrote:Perplexed after Representative Zylkoven has told her that not all territorial transitions come at an end of warfare despite having heard of the USA buying territory several times in its history. Even though a seasoned politician, she couldn't help hiding her shock hearing that sovereigns trade territory at peacetime. The body of the crown forged indivisible by over a millenium of tumultous history - referring to the myth underpinning the Empire, and elevating the Crown - not the Empress or the occasional Emperor; a disembodied concept - as the sovereign holding power over Starkindlerians, since it was recognized from the tumultous times of the Warring States period.
"Please excuse me for being so vague, Princess" - she addressed the Daarwythian - "but analysts of the Crown had refused to consider a sovereign being in so dire straits in peacetime as to consider giving away territory and subjects in exchange for baubles or political favors. Despite that isn't constructing a peace treaty - whether dictated by the victor or a treaty of equals considered a diplomatic affair? And about your other question, maybe my translator AI companion has malfunctioned, but I have heard " - she spoke in a melodic far eastern language, Starkindlerian - ", which in the working language of this august body could be translated as Annexation - a sovereign gaining territory. In out language the definition doesn't care which way and from whom the sovereign gained territory. And despite all, the clarifications which the resolution being compatible with what our concept of sentient rights is" - she looked towards representatives of more liberal nations viewing Starkindler as a Corrupt Dictatorship,teetering precariously on the line between Democratic Socialists and a Corrupt Dictatorship with the citizenry holding onto what precious little have left of their civil rights after the fall of the Mother Knows Best government - "however little fake news outlets tends to think about it. Nevertheless as the representative of the Crown I still can not in good faith vote FOR the resolution, as I would urge the members of this august body to in stead pass resolutions that would further foreign aid and diplomatic assistance if required for those nation-states considering to trade away territory and people. The Crown also believes that in cases where such transactions are unavoidable - while this proposed Resolution would lessen the blow of the citizenship affected - that the representatives of the sovereigns must be trusted to be wise enough to agree to transfer terms along with the equivalents of rights for affected subjects to lessen the blow for all sovereigns and subjects involved."
Zylkoven: "Economic proceedings are only one aspect of the definition of 'transition' under this resolution. Political proceedings could be a referendum by the people to have their province join a neighbouring nation, if their populace feels stronger ties to that nation. The details are for the nations involved in those proceedings to hammer out, our intent is only to ensure that the population receives protections during those transitions that ensure they experience the least amount of negative impact possible.
The same applies to diplomatic proceedings. If territory is ceded and received through diplomacy, then the articles of this resolution come into effect.
Furthermore, the term 'annexation' is understood in the following manner according to international dictionaries."
possession taken of a piece of land or a country, usually by force or without permission
"As you can see, Ambassador, annexation has a specific definition and thus cannot be applied to any transfer of territory from one state to another."
