A/HRC/18/2 102. Also at the same meeting, the representatives of Benin, Mauritius and Senegal made general comments in relation to the draft resolution. 103. At the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedures of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. 104. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 18/2). Panel to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities 105. At the 35th meeting, on 29 September 2011, the representative of Austria introduced draft resolution A/HRC/18/L.7, sponsored by Austria and co-sponsored by Albania, Armenia, Australia, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Uganda, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Subsequently, Andorra, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Iceland, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Mozambique, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Senegal, Sweden and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia joined the sponsors. 106. At the same meeting, in accordance with rule 153 of the rules of procedures of the General Assembly, the attention of the Human Rights Council was drawn to the estimated administrative and programme budget implications of the draft resolution. 107. Also at the same meeting, the draft resolution was adopted without a vote (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 18/3). The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination 108. At the 35th meeting, on 29 September 2011, the representative of Cuba introduced draft resolution A/HRC/18/L.11, sponsored by Cuba and co-sponsored by Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Congo, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, Russian Federation, Sudan, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam and Zimbabwe. Subsequently, Egypt, Iraq, South Africa and the Syrian Arab Republic joined the sponsors. 109. At the same meeting, the representative of Poland (on behalf of member States of the European Union that are members of the Council) made a statement in explanation of vote before the vote. 110. Also at the same meeting, at the request of Poland (on behalf of member States of the European Union that are members of the Council), a recorded vote was taken on the draft resolution. The draft resolution was adopted, by 31 votes to 11, with 4 abstentions. 111. GE.12-17756 For the text as adopted and voting results, see part one, chapter I, resolution 18/4. 97