1.A strategic coordinator shall be appointed by the beneficiary country to ensure the coordination of the regional development component and human resources development component under the responsibility of the national IPA coordinator. The strategic coordinator shall be an entity within the state administration of the beneficiary country, with no direct involvement in the implementation of components concerned.
2.The strategic coordinator shall, in particular:
(a)coordinate assistance granted under the regional development component and the human resources development component;
(b)draft the strategic coherence framework as defined in Article 154;
(c)ensure coordination between sectoral strategies and programmes.