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Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
369. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of Pakistan introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/7/L.3, sponsored by Palestine (on behalf of the Group of Arab States) and
co-sponsored by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference).
Subsequently, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cuba, Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg,
Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) joined
the sponsors.
370. At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan orally revised the draft resolution by
modifying operative paragraph 1.
371. The observers for Israel and Palestine, as the concerned countries, made statements in
relation to the draft resolution.
372. Statements in explanation of vote before the vote were made by the representatives of
Slovenia (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of the Council).
373. The draft resolution as orally revised was adopted without a vote.
374. A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by the representative of Canada
(for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/17).
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in
the occupied Syrian Golan
375. At the 40th meeting, on 27 March 2008, the representative of Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference) introduced draft resolution A/HRC/7/L.4, sponsored by
Palestine (on behalf of the Group of Arab States) and co-sponsored by Pakistan (on behalf of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference). Subsequently, Cuba and Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of) joined the sponsors.
376. At the same meeting, the representative of Pakistan orally revised the draft resolution by
modifying the eighth preambular paragraph.
377. The observers for Israel, Palestine and the Syrian Arab Republic, as the concerned
countries, made statements in relation to the draft resolution.
378. Statements in explanation of vote before the vote were made by the representatives of
Canada and Slovenia (on behalf of States members of the European Union that are members of
the Council).
379. At the request of the representative of Canada, a recorded vote was taken on the draft
resolution. The draft resolution, as orally revised, was adopted, by 46 votes to 1, with no
abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Cameroon, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana,
Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Malaysia,
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