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Objective I

Objective II

Objective III

Objective IV

Objective V

Annex 2009

European Union - Australia Partnership Framework

update 30 November 2009

OBJECTIVE I : STRENGTHEN BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION IN SUPPORT OF SHARED FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY INTERESTS.

IMMEDIATE ACTION

ACTION 1: Jointly support expansion of counter-terrorist activities through capacity building projects at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) .

Desired Outcome : Further cooperation between JCLEC and EU enforcement agencies.

ACTION 2: Support the implementation of the recommendations of the ASEAN Regional Forum ( ARF) review process (endorsed at the 24 July 2008 ARF Ministerial)

Desired Outcome: Develop the ARF's role in preventive diplomacy and improve ARF working methods.

ACTION 3 : Jointly encourage support among the wider United Nations (UN) community for implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle, as endorsed by the UN, including through the work of UN Special Advisors.

Desired Outcome : Advance the development and implementation of the R2P principle to protect populations at risk from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

ACTION 4 : Explore opportunities to collaborate with the Pacific regional office of the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights in its efforts to promote and protect human rights in the region.

Desired outcome : Greater appreciation and awareness of human rights with a view to more countries in the Pacific becoming parties to core UN human rights conventions.

ACTION 5 : C o-organise seminars and activities and issue demarches to promote the International Criminal Court in the South East Asia/Pacific region.

Desired Outcome: More countries in the Asia Pacific become parties to the Rome Statute.

ACTION 6: Jointly support the UNSG's good offices mission regarding Burma/Myanmar.

Desired Outcome: A more inclusive political process in the run-up to the 2010 elections in Burma/Myanmar.

ACTION 7: Establish and develop dialogue and exchange information and share research-based analysis on extremist threats to integration and social cohesion and how to counter them, including participation in the 2008 International Metropolis Conference and margin meetings in London and The Hague.

Desired Outcome: A better mutual understanding of the radicalisation process and the threats posed by extremism.

ACTION 8: Support entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), including through common demarches to Annex 2 states that are still to sign and/or ratify the treaty.

Desired Outcome: Increase the number of countries in the Asia Pacific that are parties to the CTBT.

ACTION 9: Support full implementation of UNSCR 1540 and 1540 Committee efforts in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands states.

Desired Outcome: Effective implementation of all the provisions of UNSCR 1540 in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands states.

ACTION 10: Commence negotiations on an agreement on the security of classified information with a view to early conclusion.

Desired Outcome: A treaty-level agreement ensuring the secure handling and storage of classified material shared between Australia and the European Union.

ACTION 11: Negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding for technical cooperation in aviation security.

Desired Outcome: Promote and develop technical cooperation in the field of civil aviation security in order to safeguard civil aviation against acts of unlawful interference.

ACTION 12: Support continued development of an Arms Trade Treaty in UN and other fora.

Desired Outcome : A treaty with the widest possible international support and that establishes common standards for the international arms trade.

29 October 2008

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