A/HRC/4/53 page 3 7. In light of the above, and Council decision 2/102 of 6 October 2006, the Office of the High Commissioner has, following consultations with the regional groups, selected the following experts: − Ms. Jenny Goldschmidt (Western European and other States); − Ms. Dimitrina Petrova (Eastern European States); − Mr. Syafi’i Anwar (Asian States); − Mr. Tiyanjana Maluwa (African States); − Mr. Waldo Luis Villalpando (Latin American and Caribbean States). 8. The experts held their first meeting on 22 and 23 January 2007. They discussed their method of work and agreed on the distribution of the tasks they will need to undertake to implement their mandate. 9. The experts will hold two additional meetings, the second from 10 to 13 April 2007 and the third from 21 to 25 May 2007, in order to complete their study before the end of June 2007. This deadline is in accordance with Council decision 3/103 of 8 December 2006, in which the Council requests that the experts finalize their report “for submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and also [requests] the latter to ensure immediate circulation of the report of the experts, in all official languages, to all Governments and all other relevant partners and stakeholders in order to allow all these institutions adequate opportunity and time to study the recommendations contained therein”. 10. The Intergovernmental Working Group will hold the first part of its fifth session in March 2007, and the experts will attend this first part of the session. -----