Lord Canning rose to deliver his address on the ongoing negotiations with the Junker Congress.
"The Foreign Secretary."
"My Lords. It would appear that the Junkers have responded favourably to our requests. I have the assurances of the Junker Congress that they will fully investigate any possible uses of their base for the staging of corsair attacks, and will do whatever is in their power to prevent such abuses in future. Regarding possible cooperation in the war against the Kusari, negotiations are still ongoing, though it appears that our original offers have not been accepted. It is my personal belief, however, that these discussions can succeed - I am confident of acheiving a consensus within the next few days if we continue. I await your Lordships' decision on how to proceed from here."
Lord Canning resumed his seat and waited to see the response of Parliament to his negotiation attempts.