ARTICLE XXVI The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Liaison Committee
1. The Liaison Committee established pursuant to Article X of the DOP shall ensure the smooth implementation of this Agreement. It shall deal with issues requiring coordination, other issues of common interest and disputes. 2. The Liaison Committee shall be composed of an equal number of members from each Party. It may add other technicians and experts as necessary. 3. The Liaison Committee shall adopt its rules of procedures, including the frequency and place or places of its meetings. 4. The Liaison Committee shall reach its decisions by agreement. 5. The Liaison Committee shall establish a subcommittee that will monitor and steer the implementation of this Agreement (hereinafter "the Monitoring and Steering Committee"). It will function as follows: a. The Monitoring and Steering Committee will, on an ongoing basis, monitor the implementation of this Agreement, with a view to enhancing the cooperation and fostering the peaceful relations between the two sides. b. The Monitoring and Steering Committee will steer the activities of the various joint committees established in this Agreement (the JSC, the CAC, the Legal Committee, the Joint Economic Committee and the Standing Cooperation Committee) concerning the ongoing implementation of the Agreement, and will report to the Liaison Committee. c. The Monitoring and Steering Committee will be composed of the heads of the various committees mentioned above. d. The two heads of the Monitoring and Steering Committee will establish its rules of procedures, including the frequency and places of its meetings.
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