A/HRC/15/60 737. Also at the same meeting, the representative of Palestine made a statement as a concerned party. 738. In accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the attention of the Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution as orally revised (see annex II). 739. At the same meeting, the representatives of Belgium (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America) made statements in explanation of vote before the vote. 740. Also at the same meeting, at the request of the representative of the United States of America, a recorded vote was taken on draft resolution A/HRC/15/L.34 as orally revised. The draft resolution as orally revised was adopted by 27 votes in favour, 1 against, with 19 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay Against: United States of America Abstaining: Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea. Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Zambia 741. For the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 15/6. 742. At the same meeting, the representatives of Switzerland, Uruguay and Zambia made statements in explanation of vote after the vote. 194 GE.11-17043

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