A/HRC/2/9 page 49 (b) Observers for the following States: Chile, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kuwait, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America; (c) Observer for Palestine. 153. Also at the 27th meeting, Mr. Alston, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Kälin, Mr. Kothari and Mr. Ziegler responded to questions and made their concluding remarks. 154. At the same meeting, a statement in exercise of the right of reply was made by the observer for Lebanon. 155. At the 28th meeting, on 4 October 2007, the following observers for non-governmental organizations made statements: Human Rights Watch, Indian Movement Tupaj Amaru (also on behalf of World Peace Council), North South XXI (also on behalf of Arab NGO Network for Development) and United Nations Watch. G. Progress report of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 156. At the 24th meeting, on 2 October 2006, Mr. Mohammed Loulichki, Vice-President (Morocco) 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 various informal consultations that took place prior to the second session of the Council. 157. During the ensuing discussion, at the same meeting, the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Algeria (on behalf of the Group of African States), Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Finland (on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries - Bulgaria and Romania, candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, countries in the process of stabilization and association 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, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference), Peru, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia (on behalf of the Group of Asian States) and Switzerland; (b) Observers for the following States: Australia, Chile, Colombia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Liechtenstein, Maldives, Norway, Singapore, Thailand and the United States of America; (c) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Human Rights Watch (also on behalf of Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists, the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Women’s Rights Action Watch and World Organization Against Torture), the International Federation of University Women (also on behalf of the African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters, the Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas, Femmes Africa solidarité, Institute for Planetary Synthesis, Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of