A/56/253 17. Table 3 below gives an account of the follow-up procedure. Table 3 Follow-up procedure States visited Date of submission of follow-up procedure to State visited (report) Reaction of State to report China 1996 (A/51/542) Reply 1996 (A/51/542) Pakistan 1996 (A/51/542) Reply 1997 (A/52/477/Add.1) Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1996 (A/51/542) No reply despite reminders Greece 1997 (A/52/477/Add.1) Reply 1997 (A/52/477/Add.1) Sudan 1997 (A/52/477/Add.1) Reply 1997 (A/52/477/Add.1) India 1997 (A/52/477/Add.1) Reply 1998 (A/53/279) Australia 1998 (E/CN.4/1999/58) No reply despite one reminder Germany 1998 (E/CN.4/1999/58) No reply despite one reminder United States of America 2000 (E/CN.4/1999/58) No reply Viet Nam 2000 (E/CN.4/1999/58) No reply 18. The follow-up procedure will be initiated as soon as possible in respect of the visits to Bangladesh and Turkey. 19. The Special Rapporteur calls on all States concerned to cooperate fully with the follow-up procedure, which is a corollary to his visits and a key tool for cooperation. Not only does it work to the benefit of States, non-governmental organizations and individuals concerned with the mandate, but it also strengthens United Nations human rights mechanisms as a whole. In June 2000, for example, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in its final observations on the Islamic Republic of Iran, endorsed the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance following his visit to the State party and recommended that the State party implement them fully. 20. The Special Rapporteur wishes to draw attention to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/86 of 27 April 2000, on human rights and thematic procedures, in which the Commission invites the Governments concerned to study carefully the recommendations addressed to them under thematic procedures and to keep the relevant mechanisms informed without undue delay on the progress made towards their implementation. The Special Rapporteur calls on Australia, Germany, 7