A/HRC/10/29 X. Technical assistance and capacity-building A. Interactive dialogue with the mandate holder Somalia 782. At the 40th meeting, on 25 March 2009, the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, introduced his report (A/HRC/10/85). 783. At the same meeting, the representative of Somalia made a statement as the concerned country. 784. During the ensuing interactive dialogue at the same meeting, the following made statements and asked the independent expert questions: (a) Representatives of States Members of the Council: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Czech Republic7 (on behalf of the European Union), Djibouti, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yemen7 (on behalf of the Group of Arab States); (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Algeria, Ethiopia, Norway, Sweden, Yemen; (c) Observer for Palestine; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine, Human Rights Watch. 785. At the same meeting, the independent expert answered questions and made his concluding remarks. B. General debate on agenda item 10 786. At the 41st meeting, on 25 March 2009, the Council held a general debate on agenda item 10, during which the following made statements: (a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Brazil, Czech Republic7 (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Ukraine); (b) Representatives of the following observer States: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuwait, United States of America; (c) Observer for a national human rights institution: National Human Rights Committee of Qatar; (d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Arab Commission of Human Rights, Cercle de recherche sur les droits et les devoirs de la personne humaine, Nord-Sud XXI, Union of Arab Jurists, United Nations Watch. 787. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Iraq and Sri Lanka. 218 GE.09-17451