A/HRC/11/37 F. Visits 23. At the 2nd meeting, on 2 June 2009, the Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Samarasinghe, delivered a statement to the Council. 24. At the 8th meeting, on 4 June 2009, the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, Mutula Kilonzo, delivered a statement to the Council. 25. At the 21st meeting, on 15 June 2009, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, made a statement to the Council. 26. At the 24th meeting, on 16 June 2009, the Vice-President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, made a statement to the Council. G. Panel discussion on the work format of panels 27. At its 20th meeting, on 12 June 2009, the Council held a panel discussion on the work format of panels. The President made introductory remarks for the panel discussion. 28. During the ensuing discussion at the same meeting, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic4 (on behalf of the European Union), India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Switzerland; (b) America; Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, United States of (c) Rights. Observer for a non-governmental organization: Arab Commission for Human 29. H. Also at the same meeting, the President made concluding remarks for the discussion. Selection and appointment of mandate holders 30. At its 28th meeting, on 18 June 2009, the Council appointed mandate holders in accordance with Council resolutions 5/1 and 6/36 (see annex V). 31. At the same meeting, the representative of India made a statement in relation to the appointment of mandate holders, disassociating the delegation from the decision with regard to the appointment to the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. I. Adoption of the report of the session and the annual report 32. At the 29th meeting, on 18 June 2009, the Rapporteur and Vice-President of the Council made a statement in connection with the draft report of the Council (A/HRC/11/L.10) and the annual report of the third year of the Council. 33. At the same meeting, the Council adopted the draft reports ad referendum and decided to entrust the Rapporteur with their finalization. 34. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Uganda and the observer for Amnesty International made general remarks in relation to the session. 4 62 Observer of the Council speaking on behalf of Member States and observer States. GE.09-16766