A/HRC/7/78 page 146 250. Statements in explanation of vote before the vote were made by the representatives of Cuba, India, the Russian Federation and Sri Lanka. 251. The representative of Cuba made a request for a separate vote on amendments to the draft resolution, including modifications to the sixth preambular paragraph and the deletion of the ninth preambular paragraph. The amendments were rejected by 27 votes to 5, and 13 abstentions. In favour: China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka; Against: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay; Abstaining: Angola, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Zambia. 252. At the request of the representative of Cuba, a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The draft resolution was adopted, by 41 votes, with 6 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia; Abstaining: Bolivia, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka. 253. For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/11. Enforced or involuntary disappearances 254. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of France introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.30, sponsored by France and co-sponsored by Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ukraine and Uruguay. Subsequently, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Madagascar, Serbia and Timor-Leste joined the sponsors.