Javin Free State Declared
1 April 2007
BESPIN NODE -- A new
regional confederation, dubbed the Javin Free State, was formally
declared today during ceremonies on Bespin. The State, jointly
declared by the sovereign governments of the Alaris, Anoat, Bespin,
Ison, and Varonat Systems, is located on the edge of the Outer Rim
near the Corellian Trade Spine.
The confederation,
according to its declaration, seeks to create a regional political,
economic, and cultural territory independent of the dueling
governments of the Galactic Civil War. According to the
State's newly named Chancellor and head of state, Lord Alric Oorsil,
the State would be "a shield to its members, a guarantee of mutual
protection in a time when entire worlds and sectors are devestated
by internecine conflict."
Lord Oorsil vowed the
State would respect the sovereignty of each of its members and would
follow a policy of noninterference in domestic affairs.
Instead, he said, the State will present a unified, neutral front,
diplomatically, economically, and militarily, to the galaxy at
large, while preserving the unique governments, cultures, and
societies of each of the State's member worlds.
The prepared remarks
stressed the point of the new government's neutrality several times,
with Lord Oorsil referencing his own long-established policy of
neutrality.
Lord Oorsil is the
sovereign ruler of the Alaris System, one of the State's founding
members, as well as the Prex of Oorsil Enterprises. As one of
the guiding figures behind the creation of the regional
confederation, and with respect to his status as one of the region's
strongest and most influential political and business figures, the
Senate of the Javin, the government's legislative branch, voted
unanimously to confirm him as the State's first executive.
The Chancellor will be
served by a Cabinet of several Ministers, four of whom were named
during the ceremonies following a vote of confirmation by the
Senate. A list of important figures in the new government can
be found in
today's Newsview.
Lord Oorsil announced
that the State would follow a policy of expansion "neither
aggressive nor passive"; the State would invite other
governments of the region to join the confederation, but it would
not harass or otherwise excessively pursue those governments that
choose not to confederate, he said.
On hand for the
ceremonies were Thak Suwatra, Baron Administrator of Cloud City, and
his full administration, as well as the full Senate and
representatives from the tribal councils of Gentes and the colonies
of Varonat. Speakers included Minister of State Shang Ssu,
Minister of Industry Oran Rell, Senator Dannia Garlan of Varonat,
and Senator Ugdena Lubanda of Gentes.
Also in evidence were
members of the Bespin Brigades, who stood out from Cloud City's
regular security services in their black uniforms and lavender trim,
and security officers contracted from Lord Oorsil's subsidiary firm
Heritage Security Consultants.
Representatives of the
Bespin Leadership Council and the Gentes Development Council, two of
the advisorial bodies that helped guide the formation of the State,
also had the honor of sharing the dais during the formal
announcements.
