Equatorial Guinea, Ireland and Somalia, whose initial reports were overdue. In addition, the Committee decided to send reminders to the Governments of the following States parties whose second periodic reports were overdue: Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Cyprus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic o f ) , Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Netherlands (with respect to the Netherlands Antilles), Hew Zealand (with respect to the Cook Islands), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, Viet Nam and Zambia; and to the Governments of the following States, whose third periodic reports were overdue: Barbados, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gambia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and 2aire. 37. The Committee also noted that the third periodic report of Yugoslavia was due for submission to the Committee on 4 April 1988. Taking into consideration recent events in Yugoslavia affecting the situation of human rights under the Covenant, the Committee, acting under article 40, paragraph 1 (b), of the Covenant, decided to request the Government of Yugoslavia to submit its third periodic report as soon as possible and not later than 31 January 1992 for discussion by the Committee at its forty-fourth session (see annex VIII). Forty-fourth session 38. The Committee was informed that the second periodic report of Venezuela and the third periodic reports of Japan, Norway and Yugoslavia had been received. The Committee was also informed that "core documents" prepared in accordance with the consolidated guidelines for the initial part of State party reports had been received from Belgium and Venezuela. 39. In view of the growing number of outstanding State party reports, the Committee agreed that members of the Bureau, as well as several members of the Committee, should meet in New York with the permanent representatives of all States parties whose initial or periodic reports had been overdue for two years or more. Accordingly, contacts were made with the permanent representatives of Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, El Salvador, Gabon, the Gambia, Guyana, Iceland, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jamaica, Lebanon, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Suriname and the Syrian Arab Republic. It was not possible to establish contact with the permanent representatives of the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea. 40. In addition, the Committee decided to send reminders to the Governments of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Ireland, Malta and Somalia, whose initial reports were overdue. Reminders were also sent to the Governments of the following States parties whose second periodic reports were overdue: Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Cyprus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic o f ) , Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Netherlands (with respect to the Netherlands Antilles), New Zealand (with respect to the Cook Islands), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, -8-