V okviru Sveta se države članice medsebojno obveščajo in posvetujejo o vseh zadevah zunanje in varnostne politike splošnega pomena, da bi z usklajenim in konvergentnim delovanjem zagotovile čimbolj učinkovito uveljavljanje svojega skupnega vpliva.
Member States shall inform and consult one another within the Council on any matter of foreign and security policy of general interest in order to ensure that their combined influence is exerted as effectively as possible by means of concerted and convergent action.