F. Agendas 8. At its 781st meeting, on 5 November 2007, the Committee adopted the items listed in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/39/1) as the agenda of its thirty-ninth session. 9. At its 811th meeting, on 28 April 2008, the Committee adopted the items listed in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/40/1) as the agenda of its fortieth session. G. Participation of Committee members in other meetings 10. During the period under consideration, Committee members participated in different meetings organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): the Sixth Inter-Committee Meeting, held from 18 to 20 June 2007, was attended by Ms. Belmir, Ms. Sveaass and Mr. Mavrommatis; the latter also participated in the Nineteenth Meeting of Chairpersons from 21 to 22 June 2007. Mr. Gallegos and Ms. Sveaass participated in an expert seminar to discuss freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of persons with disabilities on 11 December 2007. Ms. Sveaass also participated in a meeting organized to assist the Special Rapporteur on how to improve the protection of women from torture on 24 December 2007. H. General comments 11. At its thirty-ninth session, the Committee adopted its general comment on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention by States parties. The document has been made public as CAT/C/GC/2 and as annex VI of the present report. I. Activities of the Committee in connection with the Optional Protocol to the Convention 12. As required by Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment, on 20 November 2007, a joint meeting was held between the members of the Committee against Torture and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture (hereinafter “the Subcommittee on Prevention”) (membership of the Subcommittee on Prevention is included in annex V). Both the Committee against Torture and the Subcommittee on Prevention agreed to set up an informal contact group composed of Mr. Wang and Ms. Sveaass for the Committee and Mr. Coriolano and Mr. Tayler for the Subcommittee. A joint statement, with reference to their mutual cooperation, was issued following the first joint meeting (CAT/C/SR.802). A further meeting was held between the Committee and the Subcommittee on 13 May 2008, where the Subcommittee submitted its first public annual report to the Committee (CAT/C/40/2 and Corr.1). The Committee decided to transmit it to the General Assembly (see annex VII). 2