15. In line with the Reykjavik Declaration, the Assembly calls on Council of Europe member States to:

15.1. engage in a dialogue with countries from the Global South and make use of all availableinstitutional and diplomatic channels to ensure the largest participation possible in the enlarged partialagreements of the Council of Europe;

15.2. support a greater role for the Council of Europe as a partner of the United Nations instrengthening rules-based multilateralism and for matters related to democratic security, maintenanceof peace, and the protection of democracy, human rights and rule of law, including through therecognition of the Council of Europe as a regional organisation within the meaning of article 52, ChapterVIII of the United Nations Charter;

15.3. strengthen the strategic partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Union, aswell as the Council of Europe’s co-operation with other multilateral organisations, in Europe andbeyond.

16. The Assembly pays tribute to the extraordinary achievements of the European Court of Human Rightsthrough its case law, including its important contribution to international law as one of the foundations ofmultilateralism. With a view to fostering an harmonious interpretation and development of international law, itinvites the Court to strengthen its bilateral and multilateral relations and dialogue with the International Courtof Justice, the different United Nations human rights mechanisms, as well as with regional human rightscourts such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the African Court of Human and Peoples’Rights.

17. Furthermore, with a view to strengthening Europe’s leadership internationally, the Assembly urges theCouncil of Europe member States which are also members of the European Union to:

17.1. pursue more vigorously the political and economic integration of the European Union, using the relevant Council of Europe standards and instruments on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law;

17.2. adopt concrete measures to follow up the European Union’s Strategic Compass for Security and Defence adopted in 2022 and the Council Conclusions on EU Security and Defence adopted in 2024, in order to ensure that the European Union can successfully defend its physical borders, its citizens, its security, and its founding values against both military and hybrid threats, by reducing its dependence on non-European allies and strengthening Europe’s capacity to respond decisively to any aggression against its member States or partner countries;

17.3. accelerate the European Union enlargement process while focusing on defusing tensions and disputes, countering interference by malign third actors, strengthening Europe’s democratic security, and speaking with one voice internationally.

18. The Assembly welcomes the European Union's reaffirmed determination to accede to the EuropeanConvention on Human Rights as enshrined in Article 6(2) of the Treaty on the European Union and itscommitment to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights,including the effective and timely execution of its judgments as laid down in the European Union’s priorities forcooperation with the Council of Europe in 2025-2026.

19. Being convinced of the importance of parliamentary diplomacy and the need for a greater involvementof parliaments in the conduct of international relations and in support of multilateralism, the Assemblywelcomes Action 55 of the Pact for the Future, in which world leaders “recognize the importance of the UnitedNations engagement with national parliaments and relevant stakeholders, while preserving theintergovernmental character of the Organization”. Consequently, the Assembly resolves to:

19.1. continue its regular contacts with the United Nations institutions and agencies, promoting the involvement of national parliamentarians in the work of the United Nations and the implementation of its mission;

19.2. enhance its dialogue and co-operation with national parliaments, especially of those countries under direct threat or experiencing aggression, in particular in areas such as foreign relations, democratic security, confidence building and conflict prevention;

19.3. continue to act as an inclusive and representative platform for parliamentary dialogue, reaching out beyond Council of Europe membership;

19.4. strengthen dialogue with other international parliamentary assemblies, such as the European Parliament, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly, as well as the Inter-Parliamentary Union;

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