Your Daily Parisian Paper, August 9th, 1981
Dubois Issues Warnings to Vanavoy, Assists Besgaria and K'tuuj
Premier Minister Dubois came out in an aggressive public address today, lambasting Vanavoy for their aggressive stance in African, and laying out the course that the Norman State will be taking in the African Crisis. Dubois was flanked by military officials as he gave the address, including Henri Lorillot, commander of the Norman K'tuuj Mission, and Bruno Cuche, acting general of the armed forces. The Premier Minister spoke with notable and precise aggression, and his speech culminated in a vow to, "...challenge, demonize, and, if need be, totally isolate the Vanavoians."
General Cuche stepped in at the end of the speech to answer specific questions about what out actions will be, telling reporters that
We will continue to support out Besgarian partners by participating in their closure of the Channel to hostile forces. Our military forces in K'tuuj, including our naval forces stationed on their coastline, will be on high alert. The King of K'tuuj has our support in defending his nation and its people.
This paper and our journalists have confirmed that King Zimbo of K'tuuj released a statement last night, which detailed that he would follow the lead of the Norman Government:
Our Norman allies have provided tremendous help in quelling the violence in Douala, and I will actively work with their advisers and military staff to ensure the survival of our great nation through this growing crisis.
Both Mr. Dubois and Mr. Cuche declined to elaborate on whether or not an increased Norman presence in K'tuuj would follow; however, the Premier Minister confirmed that the Norman State is pulling out of the trade agreement made with Vanavoy in January. Mr. Dubois has already gone through the legal process of the freezing the assets of Vanavoian officials who had money stored in Norman banks, such as staffers for Vanavoian Chairman Willem Linssen. Dubois commented that the Norman State shall
...uproot any instance of Vanavoian influence on our politics, or economy! The agreements of the spring will be struck out and we will look to negate Vanavoian influence, on us and our allies, at each and every turn until they seek out a peaceful resolution of this crisis.
The Dubois administration has clearly shifted gears on diplomacy with the communist bloc, especially in regards to Vanavoy. The injection of vanavoian goods into Norman markets came recently, and thus far with little consequence on the economy; however, for the Vanavoians, the loss of another market would be dangerous for the recently opened Vanavoian manufacturing. Dubois also said today that he will be refusing to speak directly to Vanavoian officials, saying they must first speak with officials of the Norman diplomatic service: a major insult in the world of European diplomacy.