198. The representative of Chile agreed with the Chair's summary of the discussions and with his suggestion as to the way forward. He said that the side-by-side paper was a good document and should continue to be the basis for the discussions of the Special Session. With regard to the instruction by the TNC that these negotiations would have to proceed in concert with other areas of the DDA, he said that, compared to other negotiating groups, the Special Session seemed to be quite advanced with a document presenting the various proposals that delegations had put in a draft legal form on the table.
