The DR was chosen coordinator country for the chapter on "Civic Society within the Action Plan of the II Las Americas Summit by the 28th Ordinary Assembly of the Organization of American States held last week in Caracas, Venezuela. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country will be responsible for promoting the participation of the civic society, development of principals and recommendations so that within institutional frameworks responsible, transparent and non-profit organizations may form. The Dominican delegation to the OAS assembly was presided by Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduardo Latorre, Ambassador before the OAS Flavio Dario Espinal and Jesus María Hernández, assistant ambassador to the minister.
