In fact, East Africa was not the only one that took the promotion of German seriously. Germany, far away in Europe, believed it was even more qualified than East Africa to lead the construction of the German-Speaking Countries Organization, and the two nations had developed some disputes over this.
In February, despite being swamped with work, the German government still dispatched diplomatic personnel to communicate with East Africa and select the venue for the first German-Speaking Countries Organization summit.
German Ambassador to East Africa Poinzhausen discussed the matter with Crown Prince Friedrich.
Upon meeting Crown Prince Friedrich, Poinzhausen came straight to the point. "Your Highness Friedrich, there is no doubt that both the headquarters of the World German-Speaking Countries Organization and the venue for its first summit should be located in Germany."
"Setting aside everything else, Europe alone has the greatest number of German-speaking countries. That alone means the headquarters of the German-Speaking Countries Organization should be established in Europe, and among Europe's German-speaking countries, Germany is also the most qualified to promote and build this international organization."
Europe was indeed the region with the most German-speaking countries, including Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Dalmatia of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as many other countries where German was one of the official languages—chiefly Belgium, Switzerland, and certain subordinate kingdoms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Crown Prince Friedrich clearly could not entirely agree with this, and he countered, "Ambassador Poinzhausen, by your reasoning, Europe does indeed have more German-speaking countries."
"However, from East Africa's perspective, the purpose of organizing the German-Speaking Countries Organization is to strengthen the global promotion of German. Establishing its headquarters in East Africa would allow it to better extend its reach across Asia, Africa, and Latin America."
"German has now become one of the world's most important languages. Compared