Flanders and Batavia sign Treaty of Eternal Friendship; Batavia to regain territories, forum

ST ANNA – Earlier today Flemish President Erwin V.H. and General Remus van Veen, Provisional Head of the Batavian government, have gathered on an undisclosed location, somewhere in St Anna to sign a ‘Flemish-Batavian Treaty of Eternal Friendship’. In it, Flanders renews its pledge to recognise only General van Veen’s government as the legitimate representative of the Batavian nation. General van Veen was deposed last months by a coup, lead by the Jingdaoese infiltrant Major Windsor, who subsequently proceeded to offer Jingdao’s self-proclaimed Heavenly Light to annex Batavia to its empire – an offer which aforementioned autocrat swiftly accepted. General van Veen, who has since fled to those parts of Batavia which have not fallen under Jingdaoese occupation, has refused to acknowledge this annexation, thereby supported by Flanders, which he had invited as a caretaker to manage the few territories  which still were under control of the legitimate Batavian government.

In this new treaty, Flanders has also vowed to transfer those territories back into Batavian control, and to offer Batavia the opportunity to use its forum infrastructure. Batavia, on its turn, has promised not to engage in any foreign activity that would be contrary to Flemish interests.

Flemish Parliament, which was out of session, has now been convened to discuss this treaty. Ratification is expected by May 28^th.