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402. At its 37th meeting, on 26 March 2008, the Council held a general debate on the above mentioned reports and on item 9, during which the following made statements:

(a) Representatives of States members of the Council: Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Nigeria, Russian Federation, Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine), Switzerland;

(b) Observers for the following States: Armenia, Finland, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Syrian Arab Republic;

(c) Observers for non-governmental organizations: African Commission of Health and Human Rights Promoters, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum-Asia) (also on behalf of the Association of World Citizens and International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism), Association for World Education, Association of World Citizens, B’nai B’rith International (also on behalf of the Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations), Comité international pour le respect et l’application de la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, Consultative Council of Jewish Organizations, Franciscans International, Indian Council of South America (also on behalf of Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs, Interfaith International, International Educational Development Inc., the International Human Rights Association of American Minorities, the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development, the Union of Arab Jurists and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom), Interfaith International, International Humanist and Ethical Union (also on behalf of the Association for World Education), International Islamic Federation of Student Organization, Liberation, Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peuples, Nord-Sud XXI, Society for Threatened Peoples, UNESCO Centre Basque Country (UNESCO ETXEA), World Union for Progressive Judaism.

403. At the same meeting, on 26 March 2008, Mr. Jayatilleka and Mr. Jazaïry answered questions and made their concluding remarks.

404. At the same meeting, statements in exercise of the right of reply were made by the representatives of Algeria and Morocco. Second statements 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.