Allengin Herald 5/17/2021

Allengin Herald | 5/17/2021
Martin Urges Ceasefire Mediation, Calls on CCA to Address Birat Crisis

President Gilles Martin enters a cabinet meeting to address the crisis in Birat on May 17th, 2021

President Gilles Martin is closely monitoring the developing and quickly unraveling civil war in Birat, a spokesperson said in a statement to the press. In accordance with other nations across the globe, Elbresia is suspending all trade, travel, and diplomatic contact with the government of Birat as they continue to clamp down on demonstrators and conduct violent attacks against civilian and rebel targets.

Martin urged for a ceasefire in the conflict, and called on the Coalition of Crown Albatross Security Council to enact a strict response to both sides in the crisis as well as the North Timerian government, which is assisting rebels in the fight but is also conducting unmitigated air strikes.

The CCA Security Council is meeting this week to address the crisis. Elbresia's diplomats and representatives will be present in Tofino as the situation unfolds.

"We implore that all sides use caution and morality in their decisions moving forward," Martin pleaded in an address. "We do not wish anymore bloodshed or violence, not to those loyal to President Meidan, not to those loyal to the PDA, not to the innocent civilians caught in the middle, and not to the international community caught on the fringe."

Elbresian citizens in Birat, of which there are nearly four hundred, have been advised to return home or remain indoors until it is safe for them to mobilize and return to Elbresia or a friendly country.

Thousands of people have been killed in the fighting, which erupted violently on Monday from weeks of simmering tensions.