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World in Revolution: 1861

duck55223 said
Kebabs is a internet meme thingAlsoI will remind the silly Kebabs and Austrians who they are facing if they do not comply with our demandsPrussia, Russia, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, and Greece

Wooaah, where'd Spain come from??! And wait, is this your official alliance? It's not been hinted ICly

World in Revolution: 1861

While recent events have certainly caused a ruckus, the Ottoman Empire shall not allow this tantrum thrown up by Prussia – with the intent of shifting attention from its war-mongering – to distract from the important issue at hand. Whether the Treaty of Constantinople is controversial or not is of no consequence, for that is nothing but words. What is more worrying is the reality on the ground.

Here we have Prussia, a nation who gained the most due to the Treaty of Constantinople, both territorially and politically, and upon realising that it can no longer continue pursuing its interests without breaking the treaty, it has chosen to disregard it completely and play the role of the innocent child who had no hand in creating it. It is clear that Prussia of all the signatories has proven itself to be the most untrustworthy, not because it revealed the treaty, but because it was so quick to disregard it once it was of no benefit to it. Why was it of no benefit to it? Because it completely prevents the one things which allows Prussia to thrive: war.

We assure the Empire of Brazil that war in South America is beyond the realms of the ridiculous. The Ottoman Empire has no territorial interests in South America and the logistical organisation required to fight a war so far away is beyond our capabilities and beyond the capabilities of most of the signatories. While it is of little consequence, that particular sphere of influence was intended to be under Brazil’s control as we believed it to be a peace-keeping nation which would adjudicate justly as was the responsibility of all those with a sphere of influence. This proposal was in fact shot down by Prussia and Russia who did not wish to see the spheres of influence belong to any non-signatories.

We repeat, the crimes of Prussia and the Netherlands against the people of Belgium shall not go unpunished. If there is no compliance to the ultimatum offered then both the Kingdom of Prussia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands can expect a full blockade until such a time when they withdraw and return all stolen territories to Belgium.

His Highness, Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha, Foreign Minister of the Ottoman Empire

World in Revolution: 1861

I still don't know what's so controversial about it :P

World in Revolution: 1861

Sorry Nex, would love to get into a full debate about the specifics of what you meant and what I meant, but this open minded Londoner has no time for your crap. If you want to discuss IC stuff with me, I'm only doing it IC, whether that's PM or otherwise.

World in Revolution: 1861

"The Frenchmen that ruled over you before would not surrender you willingly. You are a proud people with a prosperous land, and they did not earn your place into their 'nation' fairly in the first place, so I knew, and the Royal Netherlands Army knew, that they would not yield to fairness and justice in returning you."

World in Revolution: 1861

The Nexerus said
Somebody needs to tell the Ottomans that Belgium isn't in France.

Perhaps that should be clarified to the Netherlands, who appears to believe that Belgium is some kind of French province. OE was merely responding on a level understandable to the Netherlands.

World in Revolution: 1861

Having reviewed the matter, the Ottoman Empire, having hosted the Conference of Constantinople, believes it must respond to this most shocking development in Europe.

We are appalled by the savage, cold blooded murder perpetuated by Prussia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Without warning or attempting negotiation with Belgium, they have attacked this peaceful nation, murdered its people and now stand waving the banner of peace and attempting to gain the moral high ground. The Ottoman Empire recognises who is in the right and who is in the wrong, and we do not believe any excuses made by the aggressors need be made, there is no excuse.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, with utter contempt for Europe-wide peace and disrespect for the ongoing negotiations at Turin concerning the Treaty of Constantinople, claim that the treaty has created tensions in Europe. We completely disagree. The only tensions created by the treaty are those which nations like the Netherlands created by spilling blood and revealing their crazed, expansionistic desires which were so threatened by the Treaty of Constantinople.

The Netherlands claims that the French and Belgians would never have agreed to surrender Flanders to the Netherlands. We would like to point out that the only nation in Europe which has willingly made territorial concessions for the sake of peace has been France, which surrendered Alsace-Lorraine to the German Confederation. The Netherlands’ claim that only military force could result in Flanders being transferred to the Netherlands is thus baseless and unfounded. If anything, France has proven it is more than willing to concede land for the sake of peace. However, those who wish for war need no excuse, and the fact such an excuse was made goes only to show the level of moral degeneration of the aggressors.

Having attacked Belgium and murdered her sons, the Netherlands’ pledge to King Leopold that they ‘wish him no harm’ is undermined. If the Netherlands truly wished Belgium no harm they would have initiated negotiations and discussed the issue, with Prussia as a neutral mediator, not a war-mongering supporter of one side over the other. We are quite frankly shocked by both Prussia’a and the Netherlands’ actions and request immediate withdrawal from Belgian lands, including Flanders. Further negotiations can be initiated once there has been a full withdrawal, else we shall call upon all signatories of the Treaty of Constantinople, as well as all those who support Article 1, to take drastic military measures to forcefully remove Dutch forces from Belgium, a measure we are most averse to taking.

In regards to the Prussian hassling of Austria due to its professed neutrality, we would like to point Prussia towards the Treaty of Constantinople wherein it was agreed, and I quote, “It is hereby recognised by all the signatories that the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire shall act as neutral mediators in Europe when war threatens to erupt, and will do all in their power to uphold Article 1.”

Thus not only is Austria proudly neutral, but so too is Prussia, and it is for the German Confederation to see as is written here, in ink, and signed by Prussia, in clear, unmistakable writing.

His Highness, Mehmed Emin Aali Pasha, Foreign Minister of the Ottoman Empire

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As do I :/
Ana is probably just busy with rl, she's been loyal to this RP for months, I don't see her disappearing now

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I think we're all pretty active, just waiting on Ana. I'm sure she'll come though

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Whoops, completely forgot to post here, sorry. Will have something up today.