[War] Japan: "Opening Address"

[Ian Martell]

"Opening Address"
Prime Minister Shunichi Sato
Japan
Sept 5 2014
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What was that saying? Oh yes, the best laid plans of mice and men, or in this case governments, the summit had been delayed but such was the nature of trying to get so many different national leaders together in one place. But finally it had begun, the first day had been basically spent carousing in the custom of many of the Asian nations involved, where all sides got to know each other recreationally, before they got down to business. It had been a good time, at least from Sato's perspective, they had gone up into the mountains to see the bathing monkeys, and then came back down to the resort for a private and informal dinner with the leaders and their families.

 

Today, though was business and in the full view of the media, so it was Sato rose early and sat with the damned stylists to make sure his appearance was immaculate, and then when the time came he was ushered to the stage, where he along with the other world leaders were seated, below their families, other dignitaries, such as the Chinese, Russian, and American ambassadors, were present behind them, the press with their cameras and microphones.

 

With a nod from the Foreign Minister, who provided his introduction, Sato rose and smiling, and walked to the podium.

 

He bowed turned slightly when he reached it and bowed to the assembled leaders. "Fellow leaders," he turned to the crowd. "Assembled guests, I am a poor voice to welcome you all to a historic summit such as we shall begin today, but I thank you for your indulgence, I will be brief," he said, with customary Japanese humility.

 

"When I look at the world, I see it as colder than it was a year ago, not in climate, for that is quite the opposite, but in relations. Nations no longer talk with one another, unless that communication is made through the barrel of a gun and some have gone so far as to turn inward, and unlawfully throw off their obligations to their brother and sister nations. This speaks ill for our futures. It is only through cooperation that the world shall move forward to a better future. Which is why I am happy to see my fellow leaders here with me today, and I hope this will be a sign for the future, where cooperation not conflict and selfishness is the order of the day.

 

The speech went on that topic for a while, praising the efforts of leaders around the world, President Williams for his swift and right action in Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Rodriguez for her reaching out to the world to help develop greener technologies, and to President Nemerenko for reaching out to his former satellites and to Chechnya in hopes of a brighter future. Then it returned to the topic at hand.

 

"So it is to us, to Asia, and the Pacific nations, to follow these examples of good governance and bring our combined might on the dangers of piracy, narcotics and terror that plague our world and this region we call home. So it is in that spirit I welcome you, and hope that we shall be successful in the following days in coming to some accord that allows for our cooperation on these issues and further issues in the future. Thank you very much."

 

There was applause all around, polite applause Sato expected as he returned to his seat, he was no great speaker and not all the attending nations would be pleased with the objectives of the summit, still, just to have them here was something. As far as his government was concerned so long as the leaders attended and left with at least half-meant promises for action, it was a victory, though it didn't mean he wasn't going to shoot for more.



Actions:

 

1> Open the Southeast Asian summit in Japan, with  the leaders of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and New Zealand and Australia as co-host.

2> State the objectives: Form an agreement between these nations to focus on combating the problems of terrorism, narcotics, and piracy in Southeast Asia. 
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