5.
The State under review is sovereign in addressing the questions and/or issues it chooses to
answer of those transmitted to it by the troika members or raised during the proceedings of the
Working Group.
II.
6.
Modalities for the review in the Working Group
The interactive dialogue of the universal periodic review exercise takes place solely in the
Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review.
7.
The State under review will be given up to 60 minutes in the Working Group, to be used
for:
(a) Initial presentation of the national report / responses to written questions;
(b) Replies to the questions raised from the floor during the interactive dialogue, if
desired;
(c) Concluding comments at the end of the review, in an interactive dialogue under the
guidance of the President.
III.
8.
Report of the Working Group
The Working Group shall prepare a factual report of its proceedings, consisting of a
summary of the interactive dialogue, which will reflect recommendations and/or conclusions
made by delegations during the interactive dialogue.
9.
The report of the Working Group shall be prepared by the troika by fully involving the
State under review and with the assistance of the Secretariat.
10.
The State under review is expected to examine all recommendations made, in
accordance with the provisions of the annex to Council resolution 5/1. In all cases, the
recommendations that enjoy the support of the State under review are to be identified as such.
Other recommendations, together with the comments of the State under review, are to be
noted. Both will be included in the report of the Working Group, to be adopted by the Council
at its plenary session. The State under review is expected to follow up on the
recommendations that enjoy its support as well as on voluntary commitments and pledges.
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