A/HRC/6/22 page 146 X. Technical assistance and capacity-building A. Interactive dialogue with special procedures Democratic Republic of the Congo 361. At the 17th meeting, on 26 September 2007, Mr. Titinga Frédéric Pacéré, independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented his report (A/HRC/4/7). The observer for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the concerned country, made a statement on the report. 362. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, the following made statements and posed questions to Mr. Pacéré: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Canada, Portugal4 (on behalf of the European Union) and Republic of Korea; (b) Observers for the following States: Algeria and Belgium; (c) Observer for a national human rights institution: National Consultative Commission on Human Rights of France; (d) Observer for a non-governmental organization: Human Rights Watch. 363. At the same meeting, Mr. Pacéré responded to questions and made his concluding remarks. B. General debate on agenda item 10 364. At the 19th meeting, on 27 September 2007, the Council held a general debate on item 10, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Portugal4 (on behalf of the European Union, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey; countries of the stabilization and association process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; a country of the European Free Trade Association and member of the European Economic Area - Liechtenstein; as well as Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) and Sri Lanka; (b) Observers for the following States: Burkina Faso, Chile, Costa Rica and Sweden; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: International Alliance of Women, International Federation of University Women (also on behalf of Femmes Africa Solidarité, International Association for Religious Freedom, International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education, New Humanity, Pan Pacific and South Asia Women’s Association, People’s Decade of Human Rights Education, Soka Gakkai International, Women’s Federation for World Peace International, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Women’s World Summit Foundation and Worldwide Organization for Women) and Soka Gakkai International (also on behalf of Anglican Consultative Council, Association for