Southern African Development Community ARTICLE9 SECRETARIAT The SADC Secretariat shall provide secretariat services to the Organ. ARTICLE 10 CO-OPERATION WITH NON- STATE PARTIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS 1. 2. In recognition of the fact that political, defence and security matters transcend national and regional boundaries, co-operation agreement on these matters between State Parties and non- State Parties, and between State Parties and organisations, other than SADC, shall be accepted provided that such agreements shall not: a) be inconsistent with the objectives and other provisions of the Treaty and this Protocol; b) impose obligations upon a State Party that is not a party to such cooperation agreement, and c) impede a State Party from fulfilling its obligations under the Treaty and this Protocol. Any agreement between the Organ and a non-State Party, or between the Organ and an international organisation, shall be subject to approval by the Summit. Protocol on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation 10