A/HRC/3/7 page 16 (d) Observer for a national human rights institution: International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (also on behalf of the German Institute for Human Rights). 25. At the 8th meeting, on 4 December 2006, Mr. Loulichki responded to questions and made his concluding remarks. 2. Review of mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities Special procedures 26. At the 9th meeting, on 5 December 2006, Mr. Tomáš Husák (Czech Republic), Vice-President of the Council, in his capacity as Facilitator of the special procedures segment of the Working Group on the implementation of paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, presented an update on the progress made during the first session of the Working Group (see documents A/HRC/3/4 entitled “Preliminary conclusions by the Facilitator” and A/HRC/3/CRP.2 entitled “Summary of the discussion prepared by the Secretariat”), established pursuant to Council decision 1/104 of 30 June 2006. 27. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, and at the 10th 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, Canada, 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, Serbia, as well as Moldova and Ukraine, and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and member of the European Economic Area - Iceland), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay; (b) Observers for the following States: Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Liechtenstein, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, the Sudan, Thailand, the United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and Zimbabwe; (c) Observer for Palestine; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Service for Human Rights, Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples (also on behalf of Centre Europe-Tiers Monde, International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Pax Romana, Reporters without Borders, United Nations Watch and World Organization Against Torture.