The Minister of Tourism, Frank Jorge Elías, presided over a meeting held at the Ministry, with representatives of the Interamerican Development Bank, several government institutions and the National Hotel & Restaurant Association to discuss the need for uniform tourism policies and approve a Territorial Regulation Plan. Leonardo Da Silva, Sergio Veras, Luis A. Vergara, Antenio Vicira Pereira and Jorge Mangorrinha spoke for the IDB. Eleuterio Martinez represented the forestry department, or Dirección de Foresta; Nilo de la Rosa represented the Central Bank and Hilton Cabral Burgos spoke for the national planning office, or Oficina Nacional de Planificación. They agreed to hold “workshops” to this purpose.