A/HRC/18/2 before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (see also A/HRC/18/13/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 510. The drafting of the national report had been coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with all ministries involved in the promotion and protection of human rights. The report focused on issues that had been the subject of particular attention of human rights mechanisms at the universal and regional levels, as well as of nongovernmental organizations. During the drafting period, a meeting was held with representatives of non-governmental organizations, following an open-ended invitation to all civil society stakeholders, including the national commission for human rights and journalists. The views expressed in the consultation process were duly taken into account in the finalization of the national report. 511. Greece noted that, of the 124 recommendations made, Greece had accepted 97 immediately, thus demonstrating the readiness of the government of Greece to improve the degree of human rights protection. Greece subsequently provided in writing its responses for 18 recommendations left for further consideration: 13 had been accepted, 3 rejected and 2 partially accepted as they referred to the signing and/or ratification of different human rights treaties. 512. With regard to the ratification of core human rights instruments, preparatory work was under way on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Moreover, the authorities were actively considering the issue of the designation of the national preventive mechanism, which would allow the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. For the time being, Greece was not ready to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Greece would follow closely the practice developed by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and review its position at an appropriate stage. 513. Greece had not accepted the recommendation on the signing and ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families because some of its provisions were not in harmony with existing European Union and national norms and policies. Greece was fully aware of the importance that a number of delegations attached to the Convention, and stressed that the situation of foreign individuals legally resident in the country was constantly improving in a way that promoted their integration in the social, economic and public life of the country. 514. Regarding the situation of irregular migrants and asylum seekers, Greece stated that this problem had to be tackled at the European Union level. Greece was already implementing a national plan of action on migration management, and a flexible and decentralized mechanism had been established for a transitional period, with the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to clear the heavy backlog and to ensure a rapid review of asylum requests. Five asylum committees were already operative. A law adopted in January 2011 provided for the establishment of an asylum agency and of a first reception service for immigrants. In the reception centres to be created, a new screening process would allow the identification of, and support and guidance for, persons entitled to international protection. Furthermore, Greece implemented assisted voluntary return programmes, co-financed by the European Return Fund, in close cooperation with the International Organization for Migration. In the framework of the completion of the Common European Asylum System by 2012, Greece supported policies 154 GE.12-17756