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(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Canada, Egypt (on behalf of
the Group of African States), Italy, Japan, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference), Portugal4 (on behalf of the European Union), Slovenia, Switzerland and
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
(b) Observers for the following States: Australia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal,
New Zealand, Thailand, Turkey and United Republic of Tanzania;
(c) Observer for an intergovernmental organization: International Organization of
la Francophonie;
(d) Observers for the following non-governmental organizations: Asian Legal Resource
Centre, International Educational Development and Women’s International Zionist Organization.
133. At the same meeting, Ms. Coomaraswamy responded to questions and made her
concluding remarks.
D. General and related debates under agenda item 3
General debate on item 3
134. At the 7th meeting, on 17 September 2007, the Council held a general debate on item 3,
during which the following made statements:
(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Pakistan and Portugal4 (on behalf
of the European Union and candidate countries - Croatia, The former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia and Turkey; countries of the stabilization and association process and potential
candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; a country of the
European Free Trade Association and member of the European Economic Area - Liechtenstein;
as well as Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine);
(b)
Observers for the following States: Algeria, Armenia and Luxembourg;
(c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action Canada for Population and
Development, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Friends World Committee for Consultation
(Quakers) (also on behalf of Amnesty International, International Centre for Human Rights and
Democratic Development (Rights and Democracy)), International Federation of Human Rights
Leagues and International Service for Human Rights), International Human Rights Association
of American Minorities, International Institute for Peace, International Islamic Federation of
Student Organizations, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations and
World Muslim Congress.
135. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the
representatives of Algeria, India, Morocco, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A second statement in
exercise of the right of reply, in connection with the statements made in exercise of the right of
reply, were made by the representatives of Algeria and Morocco.
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