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Policy of the
Council of Europe towards neighbouring regions
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t its Istanbul session in May 2011, the Committe Ministers endorsed the Secretary General’s proposal to open up towards countries in North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia which request Council of Europe assistance, based on the common values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.The new Policy
of the Council of Europe towards neighbouring regions sets the following objectives:to facilitate democratic political transition;
to help to promote good governance; and
to reinforce and enlarge Council of Europe regional action in combating trans-border and global threats.
It is based on
2 pillars:- Neighbourhood Co-operation Dialogue
– as a means of political dialogue at the highest level. It is a two-way exchange of views on issues of common interest, presentation of the objectives and modalities of the Council of Europe’s Policy towards neighbouring regions and, where applicable, identification of priority areas for bilateral co-operation. It has, so far, involved the authorities of Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian National Authority, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.Within the Secretariat,
the Directorate of External Relations (DER) has the primary responsibility for the Neighbourhood Co-operation Dialogue.- Neighbourhood Co-operation Priorities, which reflect a formal agreement on specific priorities, have been concluded with Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan and should soon be finalised with Kazakhstan.
Within the Secretariat, the Office of the Director General of Programmes (ODG PROG) has the primary responsibility for the Neighbourhood Co-operation Priorities
Documents
Accession of countries from Council of Europe Neighbouring Regions to Treaties of the Organisation: State of Play (DER/Inf(2013)1)