A/62/218 Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in the near future. The representative of the Republic of Korea expressed his full support for the Special Rapporteur’s independence and praised his report, referring to it as an opportunity to assess the situation concerning the human rights of migrants in that country and to follow up on the conclusions and recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur. B. Other meetings and conferences 20. The Special Rapporteur was invited by Sonia Soto Rios, the representative of the Bolivian Ombudsman, to present a paper at the Eighth International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions held from 23 to 26 October 2006 in Santa Cruz. 21. The Special Rapporteur was also a keynote speaker at the Conference on Trafficking and Migration in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His lecture, entitled “Trafficking and vulnerability of migrants: a conceptual framework”, formed part of the Conference’s attempt to promote a human rights framework to address the trafficking of human beings. 22. At the invitation of Teresa Aranda Romero, Executive Vice-President of the Atman Foundation, the Special Rapporteur attended the three-day Atman Encounter of International Debate 2007, in Madrid, where he participated on 15 June 2007 as a panellist in a debate on “Migration politics, democracy and cultural diversity”. 23. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur met with other mandate holders during the annual meeting of special rapporteurs, special representatives, independent experts and chairpersons of working groups of the Human Rights Council, which was held in Geneva from 18 to 22 June 2007 to discuss common practices and procedures. V. Conclusion 24. The Special Rapporteur takes this opportunity to thank the Governments of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America for their assistance and hospitality during his country visits last year. He also extends his thanks to the Governments of Mexico, Guatemala and South Africa, which have accepted his request to visit their countries. He expresses his wish to continue engaging with all Member States in an open dialogue on the human rights of migrants. The Special Rapporteur will submit his annual report to the Human Rights Council. 6 07-45625