A/HRC/10/24 page 8 improvement of mandates, different views had been expressed by Member States on the way the review of mandates should be conducted and a rolling checklist had been issued as a guidance note. 18. The former President noted that, together, the full cooperation from States and the compliance of mandate-holders with the code of conduct would help to protect the system and advance the implementation of human rights. He also noted that sufficient time needed to be granted to mandate-holders to have a real dialogue with the Council. Referring to availability as one of the criteria for the selection of mandate-holders, he advised mandate-holders to be present at Council sessions whenever their presence was required and to the fullest extent possible, but acknowledged that cases of force majeure could prevent this and noted that the programme of work of the Council should in future be more predictable. 19. In the ensuing discussion, participants raised issues on lessons learned from special sessions, the contribution of special procedures to the universal periodic review process, the predictability of reporting by special procedures, the holding of interactive dialogues with the Council, the implementation of the code of conduct, the translation of reports and the need to further strengthen the work of mandate-holders. The former Chairperson of the Committee took the opportunity to thank the former President of the Council for his work and his openness to several issues raised by the Committee with regard to special procedures. C. Exchange of views with the Council President and members of the Bureau 20. Participants had an exchange with the President of the Council, Ambassador Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, and with members of the Council Bureau, representatives of Canada (Ambassador Terry Cormier), the Philippines (Ambassador Erlinda Basilio), Argentina (Minister Raul Palaez), and Azerbaijan (Second Secretary Mammad Talibov). 21. Referring to an earlier discussion with the current and former Chairpersons of the Coordination Committee, the President welcomed the possibility of meeting all mandate-holders during their annual meeting. Assuring the special procedures of his continuous support and engagement, the President hoped for close cooperation with mandate-holders in the year to come. He warmly thanked the Committee for its input to the institution-building process, which had been extremely valuable, to shape a strengthened system of protection and promotion of human rights. He encouraged the special procedures to remain engaged in related discussions and to have an open discussion on future cooperation. 22. Participants welcomed the possibility of meeting with the current President of the Council and the members of its Bureau, which would strengthen the relationship between the Council and its special procedures for the benefit of human rights promotion and protection. Participants suggested giving more space to thematic reports during mandate-holders’ interactive dialogues. The Council should pay greater attention to special procedures reports, in particular to recommendations that set human rights standards or that provide for concrete operational measures. Some participants expressed satisfaction at the fact that the universal periodic review gave due consideration to special procedures’ recommendations. It was felt that the review was a landmark achievement which would allow the Council to move towards the implementation phase. It was noted that the Council considered the code of conduct a tool to help the special