A/HRC/12/50 446. Chad stated that its replies to all questions were to be found in a document circulated to the Council. Real work was under way in Chad to make sure that all recommendations would be followed up in an operational manner, and that it was expected that, by the end of 2009, the first results would be visible. 447. The constructive and interactive dialogue was much appreciated by Chad, which had received positive feedback about its approach to the universal periodic review and its related action. Chad was also grateful for all forms of assistance that would help in the implementation of the commitments it had made in the framework of the review. 448. Chad’s presence demonstrated to what extent its Government, the President and the Prime Minister were in step with what was done by the Council. Taking into account the very particular situation of the country, including aggression from a neighbouring country and the civil war, Chad would do everything in its power to ensure real human rights progress throughout the country. Chad drew the attention of the Council to initiatives such as the national forum on human rights and to the implementation of the Agreement of 13 August for the holding of legislative elections, which would be supervised by an independent national electoral commission composed of 15 members from the majority, 15 from the opposition and a president appointed by consensus. The holding of fair and free elections was a major advancement for democracy in Chad. 449. In its fight for universal human rights values, Chad called for peace, because human rights could not fully be ensured and protected in a context of war, and it appealed to the international community to support its efforts for peace, human rights and democracy. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the review outcome 450. Algeria congratulated Chad’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. It welcomed Chad’s will, in line with Algeria’s recommendation, to pursue its efforts to strengthen the primacy of law and respect for human rights, particularly by finalizing the reform process under way in the legislative, judicial and territorial administration areas. Algeria stressed that Chad’s efforts to guarantee the right to education for all citizens, despite its limited resources, were noteworthy, and renewed its appeal to the international community to provide Chad with the assistance it needed in this regard. Chad’s firm desire to promote and respect human rights, despite development and stability challenges, justified the international community’s support for this country. 451. Qatar noted that Chad’s acceptance of 86 recommendations made in the Working Group reflected its determination to cooperate with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. In spite of limited resources and difficult political conditions, the Government had been able to make major progress in building a modern State, and promoting and protecting human rights, in particular the right to education. 452. The Russian Federation noted Chad’s constructive approach manifested through the acceptance of 86 recommendations at the fifth session of the Working Group. It welcomed the intention of the Ministry of Human Rights and Promotion of Liberties to organize a forum on human rights. It expressed perplexity regarding the fact that the secretariat did not ensure a translation in the official languages of the United Nations, including Russian, of the Working Group report. It requested that the translation of the document be made available for the next session of the Council. 453. Morocco pointed out the objective manner in which the Government had depicted the situation of human rights in terms of both progress and challenges. It congratulated Chad on the number of recommendations that it had accepted. It thanked the Government for accepting Morocco’s recommendation on the establishment of a national programme on 130