E. Agendas 8. At its 724th meeting, on 6 November 2006, the Committee adopted the items listed in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/37/1) as the agenda of its thirty-seventh session. 9. At its 753rd meeting, on 30 April 2007, the Committee adopted the items listed in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/38/1) as the agenda of its thirty-eighth session. F. Pre-sessional working group 10. During the period under review, the pre-sessional working group did not meet. The Committee instead used the time usually allocated to the pre-sessional working group to meet in plenary session in November 2006 with a view to advancing its work regarding reports awaiting consideration and to address the backlog of reports under article 19. G. Participation of Committee members in other meetings 11. During the period under consideration, Committee members participated in different meetings organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Fifth Inter-Committee Meeting, held from 19 to 21 June 2006, was attended by Ms. Belmir, Ms. Sveaass and Mr. Mavrommatis; the latter also participated in the Eighteenth Meeting of Chairpersons from 22 to 23 June 2006. Ms. Gaer and Mr. Grossman participated in the informal brainstorming meeting on treaty body reform that was held in Liechtenstein from 14 to 16 July 2006. On 27 and 28 November 2006, Ms. Gaer participated in the first meeting of the working group on harmonization of working methods of treaty bodies. Ms. Nora Sveaass participated in the seminar on recommendations of United Nations expert bodies, held in Geneva from 9 to 10 November 2006. From 8 to 9 December 2006, Mr. Camara participated in the second meeting of the working group on reservations. From 15 to 16 May 2007, Mr. Camara attended the meeting of the International Law Commission with the treaty bodies. H. General comments 12. At its thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth sessions, the Committee undertook two readings of the draft general comment on the implementation of article 2 of the Convention by States parties. The draft general comment addresses the three parts of article 2, each of which identifies distinct interrelated and essential principles that underpin the Convention’s absolute prohibition of torture. The Committee has sent the draft general comment to all stakeholders, States parties, treaty bodies, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) requesting comments. These will be consolidated and considered when the Committee undertakes its final reading in November 2007. The draft general comment has been placed on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 2