Article 3 Mandate
In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:
(a) firstly, help prepare for the international talks to be held under point 6 of the settlement plan of 12 August 2008, which are in particular to cover:
arrangements for security and stability in the region,
the issue of refugees and displaced persons, on the basis of internationally recognised principles,
any other subject, by mutual agreement between the parties,
secondly, help establish the Union’s position and represent it, at his level, in those talks;
(b) facilitate the implementation of the agreement concluded on 8 September 2008 in Moscow and Tbilisi, as well as the agreement of 12 August 2008 in close coordination with the United Nations and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
in the framework of the activities mentioned above, to contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy and of its approach in this field, in particular with regard to children and women.