A/HRC/36/39 22. The Working Group transmitted nine general allegations related to obstacles in the implementation of the Declaration to the Governments of Bangladesh (1), Eritrea (1), Kenya (1), Indonesia (1), Iran (Islamic Republic of) (1), Myanmar (1), Mexico (2) and the Russian Federation (1). 23. It also transmitted 10 other letters addressing issues related to enforced disappearances to the Governments of Argentina (1), Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (1), Colombia (1), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Libya (1), Mozambique (1), Nigeria (1) and Sri Lanka (2), as well as to the European Union (1). D. Country visits 24. The Working Group visited Albania from 5 to 12 December 2016 (see A/HRC/36/39/Add.1). The Working Group thanks the Government of Albania for the invitation and for the cooperation extended to it before, during and after its visit. It encourages the Government to fully implement the recommendations contained in its report on the visit. 25. The Working Group also thanks the Governments of the Gambia, the Sudan and Tajikistan, which have invited it to visit their countries during the reporting period. The visit to the Gambia took place from 12 to 19 June 2017 and the visit to the Sudan is scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 November 2017. The Working Group also thanks the Government of Ukraine, which has in principle accepted its visit for the first semester of 2018. 26. During the reporting period, the Working Group requested visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Turkmenistan. 27. In addition, the Working Group reiterated its requests, to which it still has not received a positive response, to visit Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Burundi, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Nicaragua, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, South Africa, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. The Working Group invites all States that have received a request for a visit by the Working Group to respond favourably to it, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 21/4. 2 28. The Working Group once again recalls that the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to a visit by the Working Group in 2004, more than a decade ago, which was delayed at the request of the Government. The Working Group calls upon the Government to set the dates for the visit. Similarly, the Working Group reiterates its regret that it has yet to visit Algeria, in spite of an invitation extended in 2014. 29. In February 2016, the Government of South Sudan invited the Working Group to visit. However, it did not respond to a subsequent letter from the Working Group sent in April 2016, proposing two dates for a visit to the country in the last quarter of 2017. The visit to Libya, postponed in May 2013 for security reasons, is still pending. E. Follow-up reports and other procedures 30. The Working Group has prepared a follow-up report on the implementation of recommendations made following its visits to Chile (see A/HRC/22/45/Add.1) and Spain (see A/HRC/27/49/Add.1). The Working Group thanks both Governments for the cooperation and encourages them to implement the outstanding recommendations. The Working Group is also grateful to the civil society organizations and other stakeholders who provided information for those reports. 2 See annex I for information on requests made and invitations extended. 5