Premier Quetzal had greeted all the leaders personally, and had waited for them to take their seats. Once the formalities had been completed, and the delegates seated, the Premier began to speak.
"Welcome, fellow heads-of-state and delegates to the Federation of Tepetitlán. I, along with Sartoria and Sylon, called for this summit to discuss a multitude of issues. The first and foremost is to begin negotiations for an economic union between all our nations. Open trade amongst our countries will benefit us all. The second of these issues is to figure out what to do about the Soltek Refugee crisis. Procellia has already made clear that they will not be taking refugees. I've deployed the 4th and 2nd Naval Fleets off the coast of the Sol Federation, but our efforts need to be coordinated. Additionally, my nation has a bit of a human trafficking issue. Religious fundamentalists who refuse to accept the reforms of over 200 years ago have a criminal network where they bring in people from foreign lands for the purpose of human sacrifice. Our government is doing everything to stop them, but if we are too strong in our tactics, we may incite an armed rebellion. We believe the best course of action is to stop the flow of kidnapped people at their source. Additionally, other nations may bring up topics that they believe warrant a discussion at this summit. With that, let us get started"