Valerio was quite good at noticing multiple things when they were happening st the same time, and he was noticing how his aides were displaying nervous looks as some leaders exchanged anti-Selenid rhetoric. While some kept talking, he turned to face the aides behind him and nodded with an amused look on his face, implying that he would handle the rhetoric. Calling for order, he rose and spoke again:
"Gentlemen, I am not oblivious to the discussions that are taking place in this room, and I must remind you that this summit was not called to engage in rhetoric against a nation that has done much to promote development and peace around the world." he looked around the room, starting directly at each ambassador "I called this summit because we needed a space to establish ties, to form institutions for common dialogue, to lower barriers for trade and the exchange of information. We need to use this summit as an opportunity to establish a more open and thriving world, but only if we display a willingness to work together."
Valerio turned to Secretary Ilhuitl, though still addressing everyone. "Sartoria and Tepetltlan share access to an inland sea. We need to establish mechanisms for common access to that sea and the commerce regime that will affect it. But we should also go beyond, we should establish the kind of continuous contact that we owe each other as neighbours. As my first proposals for this summit, I propose that we all exchange diplomatic missions and agree to hold regular summits to discuss the state of the world."
He paused, though still standing, and waited to see how his guests reacted.