13. The CEO shall ensure that the rules, regulations and procedures of the APRM are fully respected and its programmes properly implemented. 14. The CEO shall establish close working relations with the relevant national APRM Structures in Member States and support their activities in every way it can. 15. The CEO shall establish close working relations with relevant PanAfrican institutions including the Pan-African Parliament, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the AU Peace and Security Council, the AU Early Warning System, the African Union Panel of the Wise, the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption Board, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and ECOSOCC. Article 13 Privileges and Immunities of the APRM and Host Country Agreement 1. The APRM and its Offices, together with the Members of the APR Panel and officials of all other APRM bodies, as well as the CEO and all staff of the APR Continental Secretariat, shall enjoy in all the Member States of the APRM, such privileges, immunities and facilities as may be necessary for the independent and effective exercise of their responsibilities, in accordance with the General Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of African Unity and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. 2. The CEO of the APRM Continental Secretariat shall conclude a Host Country Agreement with the Government of the Republic of South Africa, which shall ensure that the immunities and privileges of the office and staff of the APRM Continental Secretariat as well as officials of all other APRM bodies are protected and respected in accordance with the General Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the Organisation of African Unity, the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and international law. 18 Statute of the African Peer Review Mechanism, August 2016V11082016