Task:

You are a junior advisor to your Foreign Minister. Last week the Cabinet adopted a policy seeking to actively develop a deep seabed mining (DSM) industry.

The Foreign Minister will be addressing the Pacific Island Forum's Foreign and Economic Ministers Meeting next week.

You are directed to draft a section of the Minister's speech conveying the decision about Deep Sea Mining.

The Minister instructs you that she wants to assure regional counterparts that the Government is committed to responsibly regulating DSM in accordance with relevant environmental law principles.

Draft that section of the speech