6. Proposes that, on a regular bas
is, a Parliamentary Conference on the ESDP be held, to be convened jointly by the parliament of the Member State holding the pr
esidency and by the European Parliament, through its Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common S
ecurity and Defence Policy; considers that the chairmen of the committees responsible respectively for foreign affairs, for defence and for European Union affairs of th
...[+++]e national parliaments of the Member States and of the applicant states, and of the European Parliament, should take part in this conference; considers, furthermore, that the Conference should be extended to include additional members of the various committees to ensure it is broadly representative of the political spectrum, on the basis of equal representation for the European Parliament; the aim of the Conference would be to review, in conjunction with the Council Presidency, the High Representative for the CFSP and the Commissioner responsible for external relations, the development of the EU common security and defence policy with a view to ensuring appropriate parliamentary monitoring of the policy; 
