A/HRC/14/8 dialogue forum shortly. The Government strongly believed that the interests of the country as a whole and its socio-economic and political future, rather than the interests of sections of the community, were paramount. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 71. The following recommendations will be examined by Fiji, which will provide responses in due course. The response of Fiji to the recommendations will be included in the outcome report adopted by the Human Rights Council at its fourteenth session: 1. To consider the possibility of ratifying other human rights core instruments (Algeria); to consider acceding to the major human rights conventions as a sign of intent and as a confidence-building measure (Maldives); 2. To favourably (Republic of Korea)/positively (Mexico) consider ratifying, inter alia (Republic of Korea), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, Republic of Korea), Optional Protocol 1 to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Republic of Korea), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, Republic of Korea), the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Brazil, Philippines, Republic of Korea) and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Republic of Korea), as a further step aimed at the full implementation of its commitment to promoting and protecting human rights in the country (Republic of Korea), as well as the main human rights treaties to which Fiji is not yet a State party (Mexico); 3. To make a long-term plan for its step-by-step ratification of or accession to all core international human rights instruments, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Slovenia); 4. To ratify those core human rights treaties to which Fiji is not yet a party and draw up a timetable for doing so (Hungary); 5. To sign and ratify (Germany, Spain)/sign and/or ratify (Argentina) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Germany) and its Optional Protocol (Argentina, Spain), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Germany) and its Optional Protocol (Spain)/its two Optional Protocols (Argentina), the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Germany) and its Optional Protocol (Argentina, Spain), the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Argentina, Spain), the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (Argentina, Spain), the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Argentina, Spain) and the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Argentina, Spain); 12