[colour=gold][u][h1][centre]Empire of Violette[/centre][/h1][/u][/colour]
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[centre][h2][u]Foreign Office of the Empire of Violette[/u][/h2][/centre]

Her Majesty's Foreign Office for the Empire of Violette decries and deplores the act of aggression taken by the Tyro-Redanian Empire against the sovereign and peace-loving Republic of Itherae. Even in the immediate wake of the devastating Zello-Osladian War, King-Emperor Adalar von Wolfram has seen fit to issue an ultimatum to Itherae which openly disregards the sovereignty of an internationally recognized nation-state. This flouting of peace and diplomacy—a defiance to the righteous course of all civilized peoples—is unfortunately yet the latest in a pattern of transgressions made by the Tyro-Redanian Empire against its neighbors. Succinctly, this behavior can not and will not be allowed to stand. The Tyro-Redanian Empire, this continent's last feudal state and the prison of a half dozen nations, will not be allowed to trample on the administrative or territorial integrity of even one more of its neighboring states. Her Majesty Empress Tsirine of Violette wishes to make public to all states holding respect for the principle of national sovereignty her nation's response to this flagrant disregard for law and order. If the Tyro-Redanian Empire is to issue a declaration of war against Itherae on the basis of Itherae's declining the so-called 'Tyro-Redanian Ultimatum', the Empire of Violette shall behave as though this declaration by Tyro-Redania is also issued against the Empire of Violette, and shall take all appropriate action in self-defense.

The righteous must not sit meekly while those without virtue defile the world. War is a last resort, but it is the only resort taken by Tyro-Redania, and so it must be met forcefully. Violette's armies with smite the soldiers and her fleets drown the sailors of any state which behaves as the Tyro-Redanian Empire has behaved and refuses to concede to reason. The wisest course of action for King-Emperor Adalar von Wolfram and his government is to rescind the ultimatum issued by their diplomats against Itherae and thereby avoid the war they have nearly begun. If they choose to defy sage counsel and instead issue a formal declaration of war against the Republic of Itherae, they shall also find themselves in a state of war against the Empire of Violette.

[right][i]- Minister Augustin Batteux, Foreign Minister of the Empire of Violette[/i][/right]