1. The Parties agree to establish a mechanism to develop programs of cooperation between them. Details of such cooperation are set out in Annex VI.
   
   
2. A Standing Cooperation Committee to deal with issues arising in the context of this cooperation is hereby established as provided for in Annex VI.
   

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:
   
   
1. 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.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   
3. The Monitoring and Steering Committee will be composed of the heads of the various committees mentioned above.
   
   
4. The two heads of the Monitoring and Steering Committee will establish its rules of procedures, including the frequency and places of its meetings.
   

ARTICLE XXVII

Liaison and Cooperation with Jordan and Egypt

1. Pursuant to Article XII of the DOP, the two Parties have invited the Governments of Jordan and Egypt to participate in establishing further liaison and cooperation arrangements between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian representatives on the one hand, and the Governments of Jordan and Egypt on the other hand, to promote cooperation between them. As part of these arrangements a Continuing Committee has been constituted and has commenced its deliberations.
   
   
2. The Continuing Committee shall decide by agreement on the modalities of admission

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