ECOWAS REVISED TREATY ARTICLE 58 REGIONAL SECURITY 1. Member States undertake to work tosafeguard andconsolidate relations conducive to the maintenance of peace, stability and security within theregion. 2. In pursuit of these objectives, Member States undertake to co-operate with the Community in establishing and strengthening appropriate mechanisms for the timely prevention and resolution of intra-State and inter-State conflicts, paying particular regard to the need to: a) maintain periodic and regular consultations between national border administration authorities; b) establish local or national joint commissions to examine any problems encountered in relationsbetweenneighbouring States; c) encourage exchanges and co-operation between communities, townships and administrative regions; d) organise meetings between relevant ministries on various aspects of interState relations; e) f) employ where appropriate, good offices, conciliation, mediation and other methods of peaceful settlement of disputes; establish a regional peace and security observation system and peace keeping forces where appropriate; g) provide, where necessaryand at the request of Member States, assistance to. Member States for the observation of democratic elections. 3. The detailed provisions governing political co-operation, regional peace and stability shall be defined in the relevant Protocols. ARTICLE 59 IMMIGRATION 1. Citizensof the Communityshallhave the rightof entry,residenceand establishment and MemberStates undertaketo recognisethese rights of Community citizens in theirterritories in accordance withtheprovisions of the Protocols relatingthereto. 2. 3. Member States undertake to adopt all appropriate measures to ensure that Communitycitizensenjoy fullythe rightsreferredto in paragraph 1of this Article. MemberStates undertake to adopt, at national level, all measures necessary for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Article. 36