There are no tears, I assure you.
The port was offered in peace, and accepted in peace, and individuals with means in Avenmora who have made no claim to the port are making aggressive moves against a young nation with no enemies so as to make acquisition of the port not without incident. It is perplexing, and reflects on the unfortunate state of Avenmora's culture. That is all the statement was meant to reflect.
If there are some that think there is some sort of larger collusion between Kiribati and the UK, I assure you there is not. The nation of Kiribati was approached as a neutral figure to control the port, especially in light of the coming addition of plantations to the world of Avenmora. We have every intention of remaining neutral and fair toward all nations, but continued and unprovoked aggression may naturally make it difficult to be so.
As for ownership of the port, we have stated our position. Having accepted it in peace from those who accepted it in peace, we consider the port of Baramas now wholly ours, and will defend it as such to the best of our abiities, both now and in the future, until such time as we should deem it prudent to pass ownership to another nation.
If the entities involved have an issue with Kiribati or any of its members, please make your grievances known to us. If your grievance is with the former owners, take it up with them as Kiribati is independent of them, as now is the port of Baramas as well.
Respectfully,
~The Lords of Kiribati~