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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, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Zambia;

Against: Canada.

380. At the 43rd meeting, on 1 April 2008, a general comment was made by the representative of the United States of America on the resolutions under item 7 (for the text as adopted, see part one, chapter I, resolution 7/18).