A/HRC/36/39 Sri Lanka 104. The Working Groups regrets the lack of progress in the establishment and effective functioning of the Office of Missing Persons and urges the Government to take fully into account the recommendations made after the visit carried out in November 2015 concerning the Office (see A/HRC/33/51/Add.2, paras. 79-80). Syrian Arab Republic 105. The Working Group continues to be gravely concerned about the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, which facilitates the occurrence of enforced disappearances. It reiterates article 7 of the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. 106. The Working Group reiterates its call to the Security Council to consider referring the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic to the International Criminal Court (see A/HRC/27/49, para. 99, and A/HRC/33/51, para. 103). 107. On 19 September 2011, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. No response has been received yet from the Government, in spite of reminders sent on 2 September 2013, 27 October 2014, 27 November 2015 and 18 November 2016. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Thailand 108. On 30 June 2011, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. No response has been received yet from the Government, in spite of reminders sent on 8 November 2012, 2 September 2013, 28 October 2014, 27 November 2015 and 18 November 2016. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Turkey 109. The Working Group reiterates the recommendation formulated after its visits in March 2016, notably to adopt immediately a comprehensive policy to address disappearances, which would include the creation of an extrajudicial mechanism specifically devoted to the search of those who have disappeared, and to ensure the proper preservation and investigation of existing burial sites (see A/HRC/33/51/Add.1, paras. 7172). United Arab Emirates 110. On 13 September 2013, the Working Group requested an invitation to visit the country. No response has been received yet from the Government, in spite of reminders sent on 27 October 2014, 27 November 2015 and 18 November 2016. The Working Group hopes that a positive reply will be received soon. Yemen 111. The Working Group continues to be concerned about the situation in Yemen, which may facilitate the occurrence of enforced disappearances (see A/HRC/33/51, para. 109). It reiterates article 7 of the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which provides that no circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify enforced disappearances. 23