Sea Urchin will visit New Arit next week to try and re-estabish the previously good relationship between New Arit and the DDS which recently appears to have hit hard times. Analysts however blame much of the recent acrimony on the new Aritan government as it seeks to differentiate itself from previous administrations. "Much of the acrimony has been played out in the state media." a DDS blogger said, "On the ground actual relations between the Aritans and DDS have remained good and should continue that way."
Sea Urchin will be careful to remind the Aritans that their re-emergence as a military power after their defeat by the Porquatians was due to the DDS and that Arit can only flourish in partnership with the DDS. "The DDS have been very generous with the Aritans who only recently have started to pull their weight. Not everyone gets free ships, upgrades and TPM-2s but the Aritans have and if they want to continue that they need to be a bit more humble in my view." an unnamed DDS officer was quoted in Latest Victory News, the DDS newspaper.
