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Regional Security
1.
Member States undertake to work to safeguard and consolidate relations conducive to the
maintenance of peace, stability and security within the region.
2.
In pursuit of these objectives, Member States undertake to cooperate 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
relations between neighbouring States;
(c)
encourage exchanges and cooperation between communities, townships and
administrative regions;
(d)
organize meetings between relevant ministries on various aspects of inter-State
relations;
(e)
employ where appropriate, good offices, conciliation, meditation and other methods
of peaceful settlement of disputes;
(f)
establish a regional peace and security observation system and peacekeeping forces
where appropriate;
(g)
provide, where necessary and at the request of Member States, assistance to Member
States for the observation of democratic elections.
3.
The detailed provisions governing political cooperation, regional peace and stability shall be
defined in the relevant Protocols.
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Immigration
1.
Citizens of the community shall have the right of entry, residence and establishment and
Member States undertake to recognise these rights of Community citizens in their territories in
accordance with the provisions of the Protocols relating thereto.
2.
Member States undertake to adopt all appropriate measures to ensure that Community citizens
enjoy fully the rights referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3.
Member States undertake to adopt, at national level, all measures necessary for the effective
implementation of the provisions of this Article.
CHAPTER XI: COOPERATION IN HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION,
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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