Councillor Garofalo carefully examined the map being displayed on the screen, and referring to the instructions that he had recieved on his briefing with the Foreign Councillor, pressed the button to signal his intent to speak.
"Sartoria has no problem with this proposal. We believe it properly reflects the territorial extent of Antarktikos. If any issues surface through the course of our negotiations, we believe it will be a good starting point for any needed revisions."
Once he finished talking, he began taking notes, both of the main details of the proposed map and of his own remarks. He could summarise all those notes, add his own commentary, and use MALZO -the internal network of the Sartorian Government- to send them to the Foreign Office for constant review and advice. He had full authority to lead the negotiations, but as a matter of principle, it was customary to ask for advice from the higher levels, in case there were policy developments to which he needed to adjust.
So far, he felt the Conference was off to a good start.