Implementation of the mandate
Article 4
1. The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the High Representative. 2. The PSC shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact within the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the High Representative. 3. The EUSR shall ensure regular, systematic, thorough and clear action and cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the relevant departments thereof. 4. The EUSR will undertake regular visits to the region and will ensure close coordination with relevant Union Delegations across the region, including the Union Representative Office in Jerusalem, the Union Delegation in Tel Aviv and, through them, with Member States’ diplomatic representations.