Mandate
Article 3
1. In order to achieve the policy objectives set out in Article 2, the mandate shall be to: (a) promote overall Union political coordination in Central Asia and help to ensure consistency of the external actions of the Union in the region; (b) contribute to the implementation of the Union Strategy for a stronger partnership with Central Asia, complemented by relevant Council conclusions and subsequent progress reports on the implementation of the Union Strategy on Central Asia, and of the Joint Roadmap for Deepening Ties between the EU and Central Asia, (c) make recommendations and report to relevant Council bodies on a regular basis; (d) assist the Council in further developing a comprehensive policy towards Central Asia; (e) support the regular organisation of high-level political meetings between the Union and countries of Central Asia; (f) closely follow political developments in Central Asia by developing and maintaining close contacts with governments, parliaments, the judiciary, civil society and mass media; (g) encourage Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to cooperate on regional issues of common interest; (h) develop appropriate contacts and cooperation with the main interested actors in the region, and all relevant regional and international organisations, taking into account the growing presence of third countries in the region; (i) contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy in the region in cooperation with the EUSR for Human Rights, including the Union Guidelines on human rights and in particular the Union Guidelines on children and armed conflict and the Union Guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, and to the implementation of Union policy regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments as well as formulating recommendations in that regard; (j) contribute, in close cooperation with the OSCE and the UN, towards conflict prevention and resolution by developing contacts with the authorities and other local actors such as non-governmental organisations, political parties, minorities, religious groups and their leaders; (k) provide input to the formulation of aspects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy with respect to Central Asia relating to: connectivity, including the Global Gateway strategy; energy security; border security; countering of serious crime, including narcotics and trafficking in human beings; and water resource management, environment and climate change; (l) promote regional security in Central Asia in the broader geopolitical context, including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and developments in Afghanistan; (m) support Union outreach and demarches to the countries of Central Asia, including on the prevention of circumvention of restrictive measures; (n) support Union outreach and demarches to the countries of Central Asia concerning respect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, including within the framework of all regional and international fora. 2. The EUSR shall support the work of the High Representative and maintain an overview of all activities of the Union in the region.