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[center][b][u]Republica Argentina (Argentine Republic)[/center][/b][/u]

[i]Bartolome Mitre, President of the Argentine Republic, spent his first few years in office consolidating his control over the country. After decades of infighting and disunity, the Argentine people began to have a sense of common nationality under Mitre's leadership. The people began to understand that in order for the country to advance, their strength was inherently linked to their sense of nationalism. They have a common interest in bonding as a single, unified nation-state. Mitre implemented wide ranging reforms to modernise Argentina. He could see that in order for the country to improve its position he would need to focus on two core concepts: First, make use of the vast arable lands within Argentina's borders. This would create jobs for unemployed Argentines, increase nationwide happiness due to food abundance, and would have a knock-on effect of improving exports; Secondly, they would need to rapidly expand the population base. Argentina's population was far too small to be able to fully utilise the agricultural potential of the country, so Europeans were encouraged to immigrate to Argentina as, with the ongoing civil war in the United States, the government began advertising Argentina as the new land of opportunity. 

With the internal situation of the country improving, President Mitre could turn his attention to matters of regional and international diplomacy. Despite lingering threats of assassination from a small number of Federalist sympathisers, still unhappy with Mitre's resolution of the Civil War, the President was a man of the people and would frequently make public speeches to crowds of Argentines in the central square of Buenos Aires.[/i]

"People of Argentina! The Civil War is over and we have begun the enormous task of rebuilding our country. Rest assured this will be my top priority over the remainder of my term in office. However, certain international events have transpired that demand a response from the Argentine Republic. On behalf of the government I stand before you today to address these matters. 

Firstly, it has been brought to my attention that nations on the European continent have declared war upon one another. The politics of Europe matter little to us. The extent of Argentina's interest in this conflict is limited to our trade relations with Europe. As long as trade continues Argentina has no desire to comment further on the situation.

However, I will say I was appalled by some of the comments made by the Russian Empire regarding the South American continent. The Argentine government concurs with our good friend King Pedro II of the Empire of Brazil, that a conference of South American nations would be prudent in this situation to discuss any mutual threats that may be faced by our continent. I will personally attend the conference in Rio de Janeiro to put forward Argentina's position that a common defense arrangement would be practicable to deter unwanted foreign intervention on our continent. 

Likewise we agree with our good friend President Ospina of the Grenadine Confederation that a pan-American conference in Panama City would also be sensible to discuss this and other issues facing the Americas. I can announce we will be sending a diplomatic delegation to Panama to attend the conference.

I have also been asked about the ongoing conflict within the United States of America. Again, our government has little desire to comment on the internal affairs of the United States. I will only say that the Argentine government fully recognises the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States of America. We hope for continued strong trade relations with the United States."