Tokyo Conference [CLOSED/CoDN MEMBERS ONLY]

[Cerma]

Coming in late for this, can i still hop on?

[Dragomerian Islands]

Coming in late for this, can i still hop on?

OOC: I guess so, but you must have one heck of a post that goes over the time you missed.

Also, once I make my next IC post, no more people will be able to join.

[Liberatin]

Tokyo, Japan

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The boat finally docked in Tokyo Bay. The Liberatine dignitaries got off the boat. A vehicle that would take them to Imperial Palace was seen. The Emperor and his two advisors went on the vehicle. The Emperor spent time looking out towards the window, at the buildings of Tokyo. When the vehicle stopped, the dignitaries walked with the others towards the Imperial Palace.

This is amazing, the Emperor thought when he was in front of the palace. The Japanese monarch then lead the dignitaries to the room, and the Emperor sat down. The advisors then sat down after the Emperor. "Hopefully, this conference will bring benefit to those involved," the second advisor said.
"It will bring benefit to this world," the Emperor replied.

[Arrethtrae]

Emperor Jimenez entered the room, first noticing the luxurious table that took up most of the room and then the transparent walls of glass. For a few moments he decided on where he would be more comfortable sitting. In the end, he chose to sit somewhere in between the Arreth and Washintonian dignitaries. Hoping that choosing to sit between two key North American allies would do him good for the rest of the conference.

Upon taking his seat on one of the similarly designed chairs, Emperor Jimenez began to listen to the instruction of the Dragomerian Emperor, who had introduced himself as Emperor Ryūō, in order to know on what he would expect for this all too important conference. He raised an eyebrow in surprise, as it was unknown to him that the Dragomerians had also developed strict building codes. He thought the achievement quite impressive. Realizing that he was getting off-track yet again, he shooed away his distracting thoughts and returned his attention to the words of the other world leaders. However, he only caught the Arreth Prime Minister's words.

Realizing that the question was intended for him as well, he replied in a neutral tone; "It would be a good idea. We most likely do have much to discuss.".


OCC: What language are we all speaking in ICly. Is English going to be the common language during this conference?

The Prime Minister looks over to Emperor Jimenez, "Your Imperial Majesty, how are you doing on this fine day?" says Raymond. The Foreign Minister motions for a staff member and whispers something to him. Then the staff member runs out of the room.

[Ascoobis]

Emperor Jimenez entered the room, first noticing the luxurious table that took up most of the room and then the transparent walls of glass. For a few moments he decided on where he would be more comfortable sitting. In the end, he chose to sit somewhere in between the Arreth and Washintonian dignitaries. Hoping that choosing to sit between two key North American allies would do him good for the rest of the conference.

Upon taking his seat on one of the similarly designed chairs, Emperor Jimenez began to listen to the instruction of the Dragomerian Emperor, who had introduced himself as Emperor Ryūō, in order to know on what he would expect for this all too important conference. He raised an eyebrow in surprise, as it was unknown to him that the Dragomerians had also developed strict building codes. He thought the achievement quite impressive. Realizing that he was getting off-track yet again, he shooed away his distracting thoughts and returned his attention to the words of the other world leaders. However, he only caught the Arreth Prime Minister's words.

Realizing that the question was intended for him as well, he replied in a neutral tone; "It would be a good idea. We most likely do have much to discuss.".


OCC: What language are we all speaking in ICly. Is English going to be the common language during this conference?

The Prime Minister looks over to Emperor Jimenez, "Your Imperial Majesty, how are you doing on this fine day?" says Raymond. The Foreign Minister motions for a staff member and whispers something to him. Then the staff member runs out of the room.

"I am doing quite well Mr. Prime Minister in this impressively advanced nation. thank you."; the Emperor replies.

In order to complete the gesture and fill the void between introductions and the beginning of the conference's discussion, he asked as well. "How are you Mr. Prime Minister?"

[Neigeland]

Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Dragomerian Islands
Chief Oscar Friedrich and the Chief Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Adolar Lischke, were the only two members of the Neigelandic delegation to enter the conference room. It's grandeur took them both by surprise; neither had stepped foot in a palace before, and the excesses of gold, silver and general opulence were enough to take anyone's breath away. The pair sat in their seats and listened to the conversation between Emperor Jimenez of Ascoobis and Arthur Raymond of Arrethrae. Oscar and Adolar begun exchanging notes regarding what they would like to discuss.

[Janeite]

After late notice and laziness President Calvert he arrives late to the conference in Tokyo. With the charismatic smiles of his he brings cake

[Dragomerian Islands]

After late notice and laziness President Calvert he arrives late to the conference in Tokyo. With the charismatic smiles of his he brings cake

OOC: Do you have a map claim yet?

[Yumanza]

The emperor walks into the conference room. As he's walking to his seat he looks around. He sits down in his seat and puts on his glasses and pulls out a folder with a decent amount of papers in it. He sips his water while sitting in his seat and waits for the conference to begin.

[Dragomerian Islands]

Ryūō (龍王) looked at the attendees and said, "We are here to discuss how to make our world a more peaceful place, as well as to solve other international matters. Too many wars have occurred in the history of mankind. Wars have occurred over religion, nationality, race, resource possession, and other political matters. It is my goal to possibly end this conference with at least some plan to prevent future wars or to keep collateral deaths at a minimum. First off, what methods do you all see to prevent war or to make it less dangerous for non-combatants?"

[The Union of Germany (Ancient)]

Ryūō (龍王) looked at the attendees and said, "We are here to discuss how to make our world a more peaceful place, as well as to solve other international matters. Too many wars have occurred in the history of mankind. Wars have occurred over religion, nationality, race, resource possession, and other political matters. It is my goal to possibly end this conference with at least some plan to prevent future wars or to keep collateral deaths at a minimum. First off, what methods do you all see to prevent war or to make it less dangerous for non-combatants?"

The German Emperor and his guards quickly arrived to the room, in a bit of a rush.

"Guten tag. Our apologies for the delay." The German Emperor then proceeded to sit down, watched at all sides by his guards.

[Yurizlansia]

Andrei Klumystef arrived about 10 minutes early with 3 guards prepared to discuss what to do with the Athens Pact. After all, he shared a border with the strongest nation.

[Ascoobis]

Quickly and politely ending his conversation with the Arreth Prime Minister by telling him that the conference had now officially begun. The Ascoobian Monarch took time to consider and ponder Emperor Ryūō's words and was the first to respond

"It would be foolish to try and crush an instinct held by Mankind for thousands of years. However We could make war a less common occurrence by further pursuing diplomatic and economic alternatives and standing together in alliances to deter our foes from waging war. As we know that we will not be able to prevent war in general, but we would be able to cause physical minimal harm to noncombatants by keeping our fighting with the enemy out of their urban and population centers. If the war were to spill into our territory, our main concern would become the safety of our people before engaging the enemy."

Immediately after Emperor Jimenez concluded his response, the Conference was interrupted by two arriving parties. The large doors opened to reveal the Yurizlandsian and German dignitaries. Glad that Germany, Ascoobis' major European ally, had sent representatives, he quickly offered them a seat on the handful of empty throne-like chairs on his left.

The arrival of European delegates had pushed a question into his mind. Even though the Konstantinoplean does not recognize Dragomeria, why hadn't the Athens Pact as a whole sent representatives to this conference?

[Dragomerian Islands]

Emperor Ryūō replied, "True, war is somewhat of a tradition of all mankind. We should establish a set of laws for war, which would be agreed upon by all attendees. Just like in traditional duels between two duelers, there should be traditional rules of war. Rules of War should be similar to the rules of dueling. First and foremost, the killing of unarmed civilians should be banned, as it is underhanded and dishonorable. What 'rules of war' do all of you suggest?"

[Liberatin]

Emperor Ryūō replied, "True, war is somewhat of a tradition of all mankind. We should establish a set of laws for war, which would be agreed upon by all attendees. Just like in traditional duels between two duelers, there should be traditional rules of war. Rules of War should be similar to the rules of dueling. First and foremost, the killing of unarmed civilians should be banned, as it is underhanded and dishonorable. What 'rules of war' do all of you suggest?"

Emperor Yohannes I began to speak, "I agree with your point that the killing of civilians that are unarmed shall not be condoned. We should define what types of weapons could be used in war. For example, the use of those that inflict poison on combatants should not be allowed. Also, we should develop rules regarding the treatment of prisoners of war, and ensure they are treated humanely."

[Ascoobis]

Emperor Jimenez thought about the responses of his fellow dignitaries for several moments before formulating. Choosing to reply to Libertine's comment, first before replying to Emperor Ryūō.

"I agree that we should treat our prisoners of war humanely, but I do not agree that we should limit our armories just to save enemy forces from the horrors of war. It would make a war unnecessarily long and bring much more death using conventional weaponry. The role of a soldier is to fight and surmount whatever weapons the enemy is to throw at them. We are denying them their duty by picking and choosing which weapons are considered 'proper' for the modern battlefield."

He then moved on to his next task.

"Yes Mr. Emperor rules are important, but what the Libertine is suggesting is unnecessary and near impossible to enforce. I would like to suggest for one of the these rules that we not allow our forces to fire on an enemy that is in full retreat and is clearly not offering any sort of attack. It would prevent many unhonorable kills and will conserve much ammunition for the following true battles."

He paused for several seconds and made the decision to ask the question that persisted to remain in his thoughts.

"Also Emperor Ryūō. As the Athens Pact, possibly the greatest threat to global security, have not sent a representative to this conference, would they not be required to follow these rules of war that we appear to be in the process of establishing?"

[East Persia]

*Hatami unfolds a map of the Middle East on the table. Then begins to speak.*

"We've lost control of the Sinai and the Suez as well as the Nile Delta. The Athens Pact nations voted to ban East Persian, Dragomerian, and Washington ships. But the Persians will soon [/region-tag]acquire land directly south of the Nile Delta which has a coastline in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In order to move Persian commerce as well as its allies, the East Persian government took a bold step in building two massive ports heavily defended by troops and a massive railroad network in central Egypt. There will be a planned construction of tunnels and bridges on the Nile River.

"We would like to secure funding for this project and try to wage an economic warfare with Athens. The project is expected to cost about $75 million in total. There will be 20,000 troops deployed to protect the East Persian colony and establish a special Economic Zone."

[Dragomerian Islands]

Emperor Ryūō thought for a moment then said, "The Athens Pact is a hypocritical alliance of warmongering nations. Their recent actions are some of the reasons that I wanted this conference to be held. The Athens Pact is a heavily imperialist organization, but I do not care for that part. I care that they are doing everything in their power to start conflicts against their neighbors. When I went to war against the Ecologist Empire, not only did they not care about their ally enough to send forces to protect them, but they also 'fired' them from the Athens Pact when my nation won."

The emperor stopped to take a drink of water, then continued, "I propose that, even if they do not accept these rules of war, that we hold them to those rules. Furthermore, we need economic sanctions on them and possibly a fleet stationed south of Sinai to blockade their canal as economic punishment until they abolish their eagerness for war, after all their taking of the canal was a military action that was not provoked by any of his enemies."

"Lets see, as for the 'rules of war', um.....I propose the following as official rules. First, the killing of unarmed civilians shall be banned. Second, no nation may place prisoners of war into sub-human conditions or treatment. Third, no enemy forces who have surrendered, may be killed without trial. Forth, no combatants may surrender under false pretenses, especially as a means to attack the opposing forces. Fifth, no combatants may fire upon an enemy in full retreat. Sixth, during the negotiation of a treaty, of surrendering, or of a ceasefire, no combatants may attack an opposing force, nor may an opposing force use a ceasefire as a means of catching the enemy off guard. Are there any others that we can think of?"

[Yurizlansia]

Andrei Klumystef applauded after the Emperor's short speech, and showed his condolences for East Persia. He then stands up and begins to speak "As you know, Yurizlansia and the Athens Pact have had shaky relations over the years. I am not imploring you to make war with these nations but we need to assert dominance. We are currently in an informal alliance together, as most of us support each other economically and will support each other militarily. We need to ask of all non-Athens Pact nations to enter in at least an economic treaty with us so we can make sure we dominate the globe on every scale. Also the situation in Yurizlansia is dire with Konstantinople. 98% of citizens hate them and the other 2% are imminent. I believe we can prevent them from taking over but if they do declare war I say we push back! But first we need a plan of war which is also what I would like to discuss. I do not want war anymore than you do but I would like to protect my countries and yours." King Klumystef sat down and drank a sip of water.

[Neigeland]

Chief Oscar Friedrich conferred with the Chief Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Adolar Lischke, before turning to speak to the conference.

"These proposals garner the full support of us, these proposed protections of civilians and of combatants show all too well our desire for peace and for the betterment of humanity. Too often in the course of history have innocent lives been lost to the evils of war." Oscar took a drink from his glass of water before continuing to speak.

"It is in our vested interests that countries that are not involved in a conflict, particularly those which are neutral, are also protected under these guidelines. Therefore, we propose that non-belligerent states should be protected from blockade, sanctions or military threats from belligerent states, and that belligerents should be forbidden from utilizing the resources, people or infrastructure of non-belligerent states in any way during the course of a conflict. Only in this way can the frequency of war be reduced - a conflict would require that only the belligerents are affected and drained of resources, and nations would have to rely on themselves to fund and supply their war effort. Of course should a country willingly become involved in a conflict then naturally these protections would cease to apply."

[Republic of Washinton]

*Hatami unfolds a map of the Middle East on the table. Then begins to speak.*

"We've lost control of the Sinai and the Suez as well as the Nile Delta. The Athens Pact nations voted to ban East Persian, Dragomerian, and Washington ships. But the Persians will soon [/region-tag]acquire land directly south of the Nile Delta which has a coastline in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In order to move Persian commerce as well as its allies, the East Persian government took a bold step in building two massive ports heavily defended by troops and a massive railroad network in central Egypt. There will be a planned construction of tunnels and bridges on the Nile River.

"We would like to secure funding for this project and try to wage an economic warfare with Athens. The project is expected to cost about $75 million in total. There will be 20,000 troops deployed to protect the East Persian colony and establish a special Economic Zone."

President McCormick adds onto Hatami's statement about waging economic warfare.

"It has also come to our attention of Greater Konstantinople's limited industrialization. They have been shown to be rather weak on the economic side by their inability to use the resources around them to rival any Western, or in this case any industrialized nation. This does put us in a position of greater economic strength in which to possibly bankrupt the economies of the Athens Pact nations, or at least keep them from growing substantially."

I would also like to point out an alliance of our nations such as what Mr. Andrei Klumystef has said, would be a good show of resilience against the Athens pact. We must do what we can to avoid open conflict that would cost the lives of millions over the years, but we should not turn the other cheek to the Athens Pact's aggressive actions." He sits down take a sip of water.

[Yurizlansia]

*Hatami unfolds a map of the Middle East on the table. Then begins to speak.*

"We've lost control of the Sinai and the Suez as well as the Nile Delta. The Athens Pact nations voted to ban East Persian, Dragomerian, and Washington ships. But the Persians will soon [/region-tag]acquire land directly south of the Nile Delta which has a coastline in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In order to move Persian commerce as well as its allies, the East Persian government took a bold step in building two massive ports heavily defended by troops and a massive railroad network in central Egypt. There will be a planned construction of tunnels and bridges on the Nile River.

"We would like to secure funding for this project and try to wage an economic warfare with Athens. The project is expected to cost about $75 million in total. There will be 20,000 troops deployed to protect the East Persian colony and establish a special Economic Zone."

President McCormick adds onto Hatami's statement about waging economic warfare.

"It has also come to our attention of Greater Konstantinople's limited industrialization. They have been shown to be rather weak on the economic side by their inability to use the resources around them to rival any Western, or in this case any industrialized nation. This does put us in a position of greater economic strength in which to possibly bankrupt the economies of the Athens Pact nations, or at least keep them from growing substantially."

I would also like to point out an alliance of our nations such as what Mr. Andrei Klumystef has said, would be a good show of resilience against the Athens pact. We must do what we can to avoid open conflict that would cost the lives of millions over the years, but we should not turn the other cheek to the Athens Pact's aggressive actions." He sits down take a sip of water.

After Andrei stopped clapping for the speech from McCormick he rose to speak.
"I will once again tell all nations here that we are not interested in waging war with anyone. This pact will be to defend and support ourselves. I will be willing to donate as much money as needed for the economic zone. This pact is very powerful. We must come to terms with that. The Athens Pact against anyone one of the nations here without support will result in a victory for the Athens Pact. That is why we must stand together and stop the beast who goes by the name of the Athens Pact! If they declare war on anyone one of us I vote that all of us get involved in someway! We need to show the Athens Pact that they cannot push other nations around! They claim they are anti-imperialist but we know that is a lie. Not to mention, the Party for the Animals which is a radical anti-non Athens Pact nations has the 2nd most seats in the Konstantinoplean parliament! Something must be done!
Andrei Klumystef sits down to cool down and catch his breath, He then adjusts his collar and takes a gulp of water.

[Runolc]

Nicolas, constantly silent up to this point, rises from his seat with an unusual calm about him. Straightening his coat he began his part in this conference.

“Honorable Emperor, let me start off by whole-heartedly thanking you for allowing a nation as unknown as us to attend this monumentally important day.” He turned his head slightly towards Hatami before focusing again on Ryoo. “However, this blockade you are suggesting seems counterproductive to your wish for peace. Given recent history do you think a single member of the Athens Pact would not react with hostile measures? If this pact is as powerful, and might I say prideful, as you say then war will surely be upon you the moment a blockade is established. Are we not trying to limit such? How would we keep these proposed ‘rules of war’? With more war? If this pact is as war hungry and land hunger as you state war will surely be upon us. I ask that we might think about the consequences of such an action before it is too late.”
The Ascent then took a swig of his vanilla cocktail before continuing.

“My dear friends. Runolc may be a newcomer to the international scene, but we are not unenlightened about the art of war on a global scale. We know that if war were to come the best course would be the quickest. Hear what I say, I am no barbarian though you may view me as such after my words spill forth. Intimidation is the greatest asset we have. We must frighten our foes into surrender if war is our only option. In this way more lives will be spared on both ends. If a few die in the most horrendous ways possible, if civilians are gunned down and made example of, if whole battalions are laid waste during their retreat, then our enemies will cave! The sooner surrender draws, the more shall be saved. I agree that during negotiations we must put on the airs of peace and diplomacy, but on the battlefield we must show no mercy, no remorse! So I say, let a family burn to save a nation! Let the helpless fall so that others may rise out of their ashes! If cruelty is what it takes to protect the masses, then cruelty is what should be offered!”

His face now a bit flushed, Sayeram sat lightly in his chair hoping others would see things similarly. As slim hope, but at least it existed.

[Yurizlansia]

Nicolas, constantly silent up to this point, rises from his seat with an unusual calm about him. Straightening his coat he began his part in this conference.

“Honorable Emperor, let me start off by whole-heartedly thanking you for allowing a nation as unknown as us to attend this monumentally important day.” He turned his head slightly towards Hatami before focusing again on Ryoo. “However, this blockade you are suggesting seems counterproductive to your wish for peace. Given recent history do you think a single member of the Athens Pact would not react with hostile measures? If this pact is as powerful, and might I say prideful, as you say then war will surely be upon you the moment a blockade is established. Are we not trying to limit such? How would we keep these proposed ‘rules of war’? With more war? If this pact is as war hungry and land hunger as you state war will surely be upon us. I ask that we might think about the consequences of such an action before it is too late.”
The Ascent then took a swig of his vanilla cocktail before continuing.

“My dear friends. Runolc may be a newcomer to the international scene, but we are not unenlightened about the art of war on a global scale. We know that if war were to come the best course would be the quickest. Hear what I say, I am no barbarian though you may view me as such after my words spill forth. Intimidation is the greatest asset we have. We must frighten our foes into surrender if war is our only option. In this way more lives will be spared on both ends. If a few die in the most horrendous ways possible, if civilians are gunned down and made example of, if whole battalions are laid waste during their retreat, then our enemies will cave! The sooner surrender draws, the more shall be saved. I agree that during negotiations we must put on the airs of peace and diplomacy, but on the battlefield we must show no mercy, no remorse! So I say, let a family burn to save a nation! Let the helpless fall so that others may rise out of their ashes! If cruelty is what it takes to protect the masses, then cruelty is what should be offered!”

His face now a bit flushed, Sayeram sat lightly in his chair hoping others would see things similarly. As slim hope, but at least it existed.

Andrei Klumystef was slightly shocked by this comment. It reminded him of the Moldovan rebels ideology. The rebels had killed over 2,000 innocent civilians in just a span of one year. King Andrei then adjusts his military badges and rises to speak.

"While I agree with the Emperor of Rumloc on some aspects, I find his ideas on what to do with non-soldiers is... aggressive. Yes I do realize that it would be impossible to wage war without any civilian casualties, but we must prevent deliberate extermination of these men. In the Yurizlansian army, raping, looting, and murder are all punishable by court-martial and even death. However, intimidation is key. However, this needs to be said. Greater Konstantinople is a large, powerful, and dangerous nation that must be dealt with using great caution. In the blink of an eye the Athens Pact could muster enough forces to annihilate the Yurizlansian Army. We need to devise some kind of stratagem to make them feel intimidated. It is also important to understand that if we begin to allow our soldiers to engage in such... negative activity then perhaps previously neutral nations will join the Athens Pact. It is also crucial that we begin joint naval and military exercises and aid each other with the ideas and technology we have discovered."

King Andrei did not feel flustered at all. He sat down completely calm and waited for the next speaker.

[Dragomerian Islands]

"A blockade of the Suez Canal will be a perfect step in destroying the power of the Athens Pact. If it is performed as a 'sanction', there would be no legitimate reason for them to declare war. We should also build deep trenches and fortifications on the border of our nations that are shared with Athens Pact nations. If none of our soldiers engage the enemy, then any attack by Athens Pact nations would not be justifiable. Another way to harm their alliance is to get them to start a war, which would hurt the international community's view of the Athens Pact even further. I do believe that sharing technology and performing military exercises will also aid our plans against the Athens Pact."