A/HRC/11/L.10 page 46 183. The Russian Federation thanked Germany for its detailed and substantive replies to the recommendations made. It noted Germany’s constructive approach to the universal periodic review, which was displayed in particular by the fact that Germany had agreed fully to 70 per cent of the recommendations, including two from the Russian Federation. It looked forward to the report on their implementation during the next cycle of the review. It highlighted Germany’s agreement with the recommendation to intensify efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. It trusted that appropriate steps in this regard would include the adoption of a final decision on Germany’s accession to the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference. 184. Saudi Arabia commended Germany’s acceptance of recommendation 15 and the commitment to continue implementing the national plan of action to eliminate xenophobia and Islamophobia. It cited the integration into German society of 3.4 million Muslims and the protection of their rights as proof of Germany’s interest in implementing its national plan of action to eliminate racism and racial discrimination. Saudi Arabia said that Germany had reaffirmed its commitment to cooperate with the international community, commended it for its tireless efforts to protect human rights, especially minority rights, and called on it to continue doing so. 185. The Islamic Republic of Iran reiterated its serious concerns at the growing racism and persistent discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin, gender, religion and belief; ill-treatment by law-enforcement officials; the dramatic increase in racist violence against minorities; and the Government’s poor strategy to counter this phenomenon. It said that the Government had failed to deal sufficiently with race-related incidents and discrimination against Muslim, Sinti/Roma and other communities. It noted that no concrete response had been given on the absence of a definition of racial discrimination in domestic legislation and recommended that a clear and comprehensive definition be adopted thereon. No clear response had been provided in relation to ensuring that relevant criminal law provisions were effectively implemented in case of racially motivated offences. The Islamic Republic of Iran expressed concern that some Muslim women had been denied positions as training teachers and civil servants and been threatened with disciplinary action for wearing the headscarf, contravening