Article 12 Coordination

The EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States' actions are engaged consistently to attain the Union's policy objectives. Liaison with Member States shall be sought where appropriate. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission services. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to the Union's delegations and to Member States' missions, particularly the Union Representative Office in Jerusalem and the Union delegation in Tel Aviv.

Close liaison shall be maintained in the field with the relevant Heads of Member States' Missions, Heads of Union delegations and heads of CSDP Missions. They shall make every effort to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR, in close coordination with the Head of Union delegation in Tel Aviv and the Union Representative Office in Jerusalem, shall provide the Heads of the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) and of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah) with local political guidance. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.