Assembly/AU/Decl.5 (II) Page 2 establish an appropriate mechanism for cooperation and coordination between the Permanent Representatives’ Committee (PRC) in Addis Ababa, the African Groups of Ambassadors and Negotiators in Brussels and Geneva, as well as with the capitals of concerned Member States; 9. CALL ON all Member States of the AU and EU to intensify cooperation in WTO to achieve development-friendly rules in that Organisation in order to promote the sustainable development of African/ACP States, contribute to poverty eradication and facilitate the smooth integration of African countries into the world economy, with due regard to their political choices and development priorities so as to enable our continent to respond to the challenges of globalization; 10. FURTHER DIRECT the Commission to work towards the establishment of a joint AU/EU Monitoring Mechanism to include the various African regional negotiating groups/RECs with a view to: a) monitoring the entire process of the EPAs; b) facilitating the implementation of the regional integration programmes under the ACP/EU Cotonou Agreement, the Ninth EDF, including capacity-building programmes; and c) ensuring the coherence of these programmes with the priorities and objectives of the African Union.