Equanterian Prime Minister Arrives For NARTO Conference

The new Equanterian Prime Minister Marie Anton has arrived in the Kingdom of Legonia to attend the special Non-Aggression Royalty Treaty Organisation (NARTO) Conference in Legotown.

She is expected to meet with King Arius and the newly appointed Legonian Prime Minister Sir Winston Mofty during her visit to the kingdom. 

Prime Minister Anton is the first female head of government in the Bricks region.  She is the current leader of the governing Royalist Party of Equanter (RPE).

Prime Minister Mofty is expected to discuss regional  security with the Equanterian Prime Minister.  Key on the agenda will be the future direction for NARTO, especially in post conflict order in the Bricks region.

Prime Minister Anton's key agenda is to promote stability in the region. She sought to establish closer relations with Malatia, which had invaded Equanter in the last regional war.

Speaking to reporter outside her hotel in Legotown, Prime Minister Anton said: " NARTO was formed to counter the threat from Malatia, which posed a threat to our region. With the collapsed of the Hytler  and Evilo Klump governments in Malaria, the current Malatian leadership under Nutyubrick has been proven to be a stable security partner."

"I would also like to thank Legonia and Malatia for helping Equanter to cope with the recent pandemic. Both countries have provided sufficient assistance for Equanter's economy to grow again," she added.

The RPE government is proposing to freeze the defence budget  of Equanter to $1.5 billion Bricks dollars a year. The army will be reduced to three infantry regiments equipped with 120 tanks and 300 armoured vehicles.

The Navy and Air Force will see no further expansion, with the naval fleet reduce to 2 missile gunboats and 4 patrol boats while the Air Force will have a total of 12 warplanes and 20 helicopters.  

Legonia has expressed its concerns about the reduction on defence in Equanter. Discussions between defence officials of the two countries are currently taking place at the sideline of the NARTO Conference in Legotown.