Sirikwan continue to sit on the fence, recently they signed a strategic partnership with the HCS after earlier ordering both Dino and DDS ships. Now they have signed a strategic partnership with the DDS instead and say that their partnership with the HCS will now be amended.
Its thought the Sirikwanese will still allow the HCS to have a maintenance and refuelling port in the Sirikwan system but will increase the restrictions on HCS warships allowed there. The Sirikwanese say their technology partnership with the Clones is unchanged, which is just as well for the Clones as the only way they will get the submarine arm they want on time is with Sirikwan help.
The DDS and Dinos wish to establish a base (under joint command) in the Sirikwan system as well as bring them into their military co-operation spheres. The DDS will offer to make Sirikwan a Tier 3 ally which means the DDS will work with them (and maybe co-fund) on modifications to the Sirikwan communications and control system to work with the DDS and conduct joint training missions with them as well as military exchange programmes. It will also allow them to have a better specification of Pentekonter-E. The Dinos say they will help train the Sirikwanese army and share with the Sirikwanese military intelligence.
The Sirikwanese will soon have to decide which way they want to go, DDS/Dino or HCS and it likely to be the former as they can offer much more compared to the Clones. This also shows the tension in the Dino Republic. MBH has helped foster the Sirikwan-HCS link while Ronald is keen for the DDS link.
