Templari'i State Visit to Gretia

In November of 245 a delegation of Templari'i leaders and dignataries perfomed the first State Visit to Gretia for the Templari'i Republic, marking the first real return of Templari'i to their homeland and the first of the Northern States to visit the Old World. The visit was a follow up to the Congress of Dirirabwyn, where the Gretians and Templari'i failed to reach a treaty. 
As part of the state visit, Empress Evelyn hosted Dictator Hellerian for a state dinner and ball in Utopia before a Royal Tour of Hollandia began. Dictator Hellerian was invited to Parliament, where he gave a speech outlining the benefits of progress and strength. The visit was extremely controversial, with the invitation to Parliament being allowed by the Conservative party in hopes it would embarass the Templari'i. When transcripts of the speech sold out in Utopia and Helios, the Liberals pounced on it as a symbol of reconciliation with the Empire's first true rival, and a sign of a new age of peace and reason.