A/HRC/2/9 page 43 Belarus 122. At the 18th meeting, on 27 September 2006, Mr. Adrian Severin, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, presented his report (E/CN.4/2006/36). The observer for Belarus made a statement, as a concerned country, on the report. 123. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and put questions to Mr. Severin: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania), Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru, Poland, the Russian Federation and Tunisia; (b) Observers for the following States: the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Lithuania, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United States of America and Yemen. 124. At the same meeting, Mr. Severin responded to questions and made his concluding remarks. 125. At the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the representative of Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States). Liberia 126. At the 21st meeting, on 29 September 2006, Ms. Charlotte Abaka, independent expert on technical cooperation and advisory services in Liberia, presented her report (E/CN.4/2006/114). The observer for Liberia made a statement, as a concerned country, on the report. 127. During the ensuing interactive dialogue, at the same meeting, the following made statements and put questions to Ms. Abaka: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania), Ghana, Peru and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (b) An observer for the following State: the United States of America. 128. At the same meeting, Ms. Abaka responded to questions and made her concluding remarks.