A/HRC/24/3 line with international standards. All labour guarantees for people under 18 years old were explicitly set out in the 2009 Labour Code. 107. The delegation pointed out that the revised Constitution guaranteed equal rights and freedoms to all citizens without discrimination on any ground, that all citizens were guaranteed the use of their mother tongue and that recognition of the Turkmen language as a State language did not limit the constitutional rights of citizens to use their ethnic language. Legal, judicial and practical measures existed to ensure strong guarantees for prohibiting and preventing any discriminatory or criminal acts on ethnic grounds. The Government also provided legal guarantees to ensure participation of all its citizens in their cultural life. 108. With respect to gender equality, the delegation stated that the Government planned to organize a number of events with the participation of international experts and representatives of CEDAW members for the implementation of the recommendations of CEDAW. In this respect, the Government was closely cooperating with the international organizations, including UNFPA and had been working on a draft plan of action on the rights of women. 109. The delegation reported that recommendations made by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) regarding electoral issues had been studied by the Parliament and that they would be taken into account and incorporated to the extent possible and necessary in the new Electoral Code that was in the process of being drafted by the Parliament. Furthermore, according to the Law on Political Parties, which was adopted in 2012, the purpose of the political party was to: shape public opinion and improve political awareness and education of citizens, bring up citizens’ views on various issues of public life before the local government bodies and participate in elections by nominating their candidates for the elections. The political parties took part in the work of the central and local government bodies through their elected members. 110. In response to the questions on the international observers’ participation in the upcoming elections, the delegation reported that the international observers should be accredited by the Central Electoral Commission to monitor the elections in accordance with the procedures set by the legislation and based on the official invitation. The delegation believed that an invitation to the international observers was anticipated for the upcoming elections. 111. In conclusion, the delegation thanked all for the useful and interesting questions raised, and stated that additional responses would be provided before the adoption of the outcome of the review in September 2013. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 112. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below enjoy the support of Turkmenistan: 112.1. Consider the ratification of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education (State of Palestine); 112.2. Concentrate on the implementation of the international human rights instruments that have been ratified by Turkmenistan (Afghanistan); ** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 14