75. The representative of Switzerland said that the Draft Text provided the Special Session with the basis to enter into real negotiations and in view of the timeline of Cancún, this was the last chance. He further expressed concerns about the statement made by Chile that the Draft Text could not be considered as a basis for negotiation because some elements or options went beyond the negotiating mandate. He hoped that this did not mean that Chile was actually refusing to enter into negotiations on this text when the Special Session had only a few months left to accomplish its task.
