A/HRC/10/14 page 7 Eastern European Group and Central Asia. During the regional consultations the Working Group considered opinions and reports from 22 countries, as well as submissions from more than 20 experts. 19. The regional consultation for countries of the Eastern European Group and Central Asia was held from 17 to 18 October 2008 in Moscow, in accordance with paragraph 15 of General Assembly resolution 62/145. Representatives from the Governments of 11 countries from the region participated in the consultation, as well as academics and representatives of international organizations, civil society, a regional inter-State organization (the Collective Security Treaty Organization) and a private military and security company. 20. The Working Group requested and considered at the regional consultation analytical reports made on the private military and security industry situation in three regions: Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The Working Group was briefed by a broader group of experts on the situation in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The Working Group took note of these regional submissions and considers them to be part of the process of establishing within the United Nations community a shared understanding of standards, guidelines and principles for the regulation of private military and security industry. Additionally, a briefing was given by the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a regional organization of seven States (Armenia, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan), on specific forms of military and security activities in the region. The report of the consultation (A/HRC/10/14/Add.3) contains a summary of all these briefings and analytical overviews. 21. Also at that regional consultation, drafts of potential new legal instruments - a draft international convention on the regulation and oversight of private military and security companies and a draft model law for the national level of regulation - were introduced by experts, upon request of the Working Group, and discussed with representatives of participating States. 22. In compliance with the relevant General Assembly and Council resolutions, the Working Group is planning in 2009-2011 to hold regional consultations for the Asian, African and Western Europe and other regions. New legal instruments on regulating private military and security companies which are currently being elaborated, would be discussed with Member States at these consultations, in order to provide wide input into the content and consensus on the format of these instruments. D. Communications 23. The Working Group received information from Governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals concerning situations involving mercenaries, mercenary-related activities and private military and security companies. During the year under review, communications were sent to Australia, Chile, Colombia, Israel, Mexico and the United States of America. These communications and summaries of responses received from Governments are reflected in an addendum to the present report.