CERD/C/LAO/CO/15 page 6 domestic ratification procedures with regard to the amendment and to notify the Secretary-General expeditiously in writing of their agreement to the amendment. A similar appeal was made by the Assembly in its resolution 58/160 of 22 December 2003. 27. The Committee notes that the State party has not made the optional declaration provided for in article 14 of the Convention, and recommends that it consider the possibility of doing so. 28. The Committee recommends to the State party that it make its periodic reports available to the public and that the conclusions of the Committee be publicized in the same way. 29. In conformity with rule 65 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the State party should provide information within one year on follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations in paragraphs 10, 21 and 22. The Committee recommends to the State party that it submit its sixteenth and seventeenth periodic reports in a single report due on 24 March 2007. -----