90. The Delegation of Nicaragua, supported by some delegations, proposed to nominate Dr. Persia Alvarez (Dominican Republic) as Coordinator. Dr. Alvarez, while thanking these countries for their support, declined the nomination as it was current practice to nominate the current Coordinator a second time, and in view of the general interest and cohesion of the Region. She however indicated the willingness of the Dominican Republic to host a future session of the CCLAC. The Committee expressed its thanks to the Dominican Republic and, as proposed by the Delegation of Costa Rica, agreed that alternance between the different subregions should be followed in the future.
91. The Delegation of Brazil, unanimously supported by the Committee, proposed to nominate Dr. Galdos Ugarte (Uruguay) for appointment as Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean by the 22nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and until the end of the 23rd Session of the Commission. Dr. Galdos Ugarte expressed his thanks to the Committee and his intention to work with countries in the Region to strengthen Codex work at the regional and international level.
92. The Delegation of Brazil expressed its thanks to the authorities of Uruguay for providing interpretation into Portuguese during the meeting.
