Article 12 Coordination

The EUSR shall promote overall Union political coordination. She shall help to ensure that all Union instruments in the field are engaged coherently to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region. The EUSR shall provide Member States’ missions and the Union’s delegations with regular briefings.

In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations, including in Khartoum, Juba, Addis Ababa and New York and with Member States’ Heads of Mission. They shall make best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.