The plan also calls for a separate military staff and a permanent political and security committee.

Could they, for example, have a place, at least as observers, in the different political and security committees or in the military committee?

Russia might come back to the idea of a new Political and Security Committee at ministerial level.

It is expected that the Political and Security Committee will, through its representative, report on the subject in March of this year.

In this regard, one suggestion is that we contemplate the establishment of a political and security committee and military committee.

We convened a Political and Security Committee meeting immediately after the Council meeting to follow up.

Already, the European Union has set up a military planning staff, established a so-called political and security committee and is readying a 60,000-member rapid reaction force.

We have agreed arrangements without difficulty to take part in all the post-Helsinki structures, such as the interim Political and Security Committee, with one exception.

Accordingly, the European Union' s Political and Security Committee dealt with this matter on 9 January.

As with all European Union operations, the Political and Security Committee has political control and provides strategic direction.

Formally, Eurofor became answerable directly to the European Union, through the Political and Security Committee.

It would give the HR an immediate and powerful asset in an emergency without having to go via the Council's Political and Security committee first.

Therefore, two months after the Helsinki declaration and decision, a Political and Security Committee meeting has taken place for the first time within the European Union.

He then returned to Brussels as a representative to the Political and Security Committee and Britain's ambassador to the Western European Union.

The matter was also discussed yesterday by the Political and Security Committee, which was also addressed by Deputy Prime Minister Baramidze.

The United States' request for bilateral agreements was first discussed by the Council in the Political and Security Committee (PSC) on 26 July.

This is known as the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and Julian Braithwaite represents the UK's interests.

I indicated the work on what we described as prudent planning that has been going on with the Political and Security Committee (COPS) and which continued last night.

Complementing these, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) brings together ambassadors to monitor international situations and define policies within the CSDP, particularly in crises.

In addition, this issue has been discussed by the Political and Security Committee in Brussels and was debated in more detail this morning within the Asia-Oceania Working Group.

Both EUMC and CIVCOM receive directions from, and report to the Political and Security Committee (PSC).

Julian Braithwaite represents the UK at the Political and Security Committee (PSC), the regular meeting of representatives from each Member State to discuss foreign and security policy issues.

Firstly, with regard to the decision-making bodies, the Political and Security Committee met for the first time this morning, 1 March 2000. This committee was established by the last General Affairs Council.

This is therefore an extremely significant event, which today is being examined in the Political and Security Committee and tomorrow is going to be discussed in the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper).

Secondly, we are asking for Parliament to be informed by the chair or representative of the chair of the Political and Security Committee about any mandate and above all about the financial impact of a joint action.