At the memorial for the bloody valentine tragedy victims, Supreme Council Chairman Siegel Clyne formally declared PLANT’s independence, and swear to resist the Earth Alliance’s aggression.

He also issued the Proactive Neutrality Encouragement statement, offering preferential treatment for trade and aid to nations who refuse to join the Alliance. Oceania Union and the United States of South America, who were already trading with PLANT in secret even before the war, enthusiastically accepted Clyne’s offer.