A/51/542 English Page 5 to implement the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur in his reports on his visits and reproduced in table form (see annex I). The Special Rapporteur received a reply from the Chinese authorities (see annex II), for which he expresses his gratitude. He also received the cooperation of the Iranian authorities in the form of consultations in Geneva and is awaiting comments and information from them in reply to his letter. Lastly, the Special Rapporteur noted the cooperative attitude of the Pakistani authorities at the latest session of the Commission on Human Rights and is hoping for a reply to his follow-up letter. 20. The Special Rapporteur is thus counting on the cooperation of all States in order to be able not only to make in situ visits but also and above all to follow up the visits already made. III. DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE 21. The Special Rapporteur considers the development of a culture of tolerance as a basic priority for the implementation of a bona fide policy of preventing intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief. 22. As the Special Rapporteur explained in his previous reports to the General Assembly and to the Commission on Human Rights, education can make a decisive contribution to the internalization of values based on human rights and to the emergence, at both the individual and group levels, of attitudes and behaviours reflecting tolerance and non-discrimination, thus constituting an element in the dissemination of a human rights culture. As an essential component of the educational system, schools can provide fertile ground for achieving lasting progress in the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination with regard to religion and belief. Accordingly, the Special Rapporteur conducted a survey, by means of a questionnaire addressed to States, on problems relating to freedom of religion and belief from the standpoint of the curricula and textbooks of primary or elementary and secondary education institutions. The results of such a survey could facilitate the formulation of an international educational strategy to combat all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief, a strategy that could centre on the definition and implementation of a common minimum programme to foster tolerance and non-discrimination. 23. The Special Rapporteur has received replies from the following 78 States: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yugoslavia and Zambia. /...