at holde sig i nær kontakt med nabolandene og andre berørte lande i regionen, så deres synspunkter om situationen i Afghanistan og udviklingen af samarbejdet mellem disse lande og Afghanistan tages i betragtning i Den Europæiske Unions politik
stay in close contact with neighbouring and other interested countries in the region, so that their views on the situation in Afghanistan and the development of cooperation between these countries and Afghanistan are taken into account in European Union policy;