EUHR Solana welcomes appointment of Ettore Francesco SEQUI as EU Special Representative for Afghanistan

• conveying the European Union's views on the political process while drawing on the key principles agreed between Afghanistan and the international community;

• establishing and maintaining close contact with and giving support to, the Afghan representative institutions;

• maintaining close contact with relevant international and regional organisations, notably with the local representatives of the UN;

• staying in close contact with neighbouring and other interested countries in the region;

• advising on the progress achieved in meeting the objectives of the EU-Afghanistan Joint Declaration and the Afghanistan Compact, in particular in the areas of good governance, rule of law, security sector reforms and human rights;

• providing the Head of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) with local political guidance;

• advising on the participation and the positions of the European Union in international conferences on Afghanistan.