A/HRC/3/7 page 15 22. Also at the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the observer for the Islamic Republic of Iran. C. Progress reports and further discussion or decisions on intersessional mechanisms 1. Universal periodic review 23. At the 7th meeting, on 4 December 2006, Mr. Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco), Vice-President of the Council, in his capacity as Facilitator of the Working Group on the universal periodic review, presented an update on the progress made during the first session of the Working Group (see documents A/HRC/3/3 entitled “Preliminary conclusions by the Facilitator” and A/HRC/3/CRP.1 entitled “Summary of the discussion prepared by the Secretariat”), established pursuant to Council decision 1/103 of 30 June 2006. 24. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, and at the 8th meeting on the same date, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Finland (on behalf of the European Union, acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association process and potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine), Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Uruguay (also on behalf of Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay and Peru); (b) Observers for the following States: Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Liechtenstein, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, Spain, the Sudan, Thailand, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Human Rights Watch, Indian Council of South America, Interfaith International, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (also on behalf of Amnesty International, Baha’i International Community, Franciscans International, Human Rights Watch, International Service for Human Rights and World Organization Against Torture), International Federation of University Women, International Indian Treaty Council (also on behalf of International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development), International Save the Children Alliance (also on behalf of Defence for Children International, International Alliance of Women, International Catholic Child Bureau, International Federation of Social Workers, International Federation Terre des Hommes, SOS-Kinderdorf International and World Organization Against Torture), Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples (also on behalf of Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, International Catholic Child Bureau, International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) and United Nations Watch;