AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of December 2, 2013

About cooperation in the field of military courier mail service

The government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the Treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia of August 29, 1997,

considering the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on information exchange in military area of October 1, 2002,

considering mutual interests of the Parties in ensuring protection of classified and office information in case of its delivery for the benefit of military forming of the states of the Parties,

recognizing need of combination of efforts and approval of actions for ensuring information exchange and interaction in the field of military courier mail service,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties perform cooperation in the field of military courier mail service according to this agreement, the legislation of each of the states of the Parties and the conventional principles and rules of international law.

Article 2

The concepts used in this agreement mean the following:

"network of military courier mail service" - the set of military units and divisions of courier mail service of armed forces of the state of one Party including located in the territory of the state of other Party, delivery systems and the appointed routes of their following, created for acceptance, processing and delivery of all types of military correspondence;

"military correspondence" - special and office correspondence and particular loads dispatched and received by bodies of military management, military units and the organizations of armed forces of the states of the Parties;

"special correspondence" - correspondence having different degrees of privacy, and also other correspondence containing the data protected by the legislation of the states of the Parties;

"office correspondence" - the simple and registered letters addressed to bodies of military management, military units and the organizations of armed forces of the states of the Parties, parcels post and sending;

"particular loads" - the products, materials or their components containing the classified information.

Article 3

For the purpose of implementation of this agreement of the Party in 2-month time after its entry into force appoint authorized bodies on which notify each other through diplomatic channels.

Article 4

Delivery of military correspondence of the state of one Party for the benefit of its military forming located in the territory of the state of other Party is performed on network of military courier mail service of the state of the first Party.

On delivery military correspondence the rules established by the Instruction about procedure for delivery of military correspondence on network of the military courier mail service which is integral part of this agreement are applied.

Article 5

The military correspondence delivered according to this agreement is inviolable and is not subject to border and customs control, except as specified, provided by the Instruction about procedure for delivery of military correspondence on network of military courier mail service.

Boundary and customs authorities of the state of the Party to which territory military correspondence is delivered provide to couriers (couriers and couriers) in case of presentation of documents by them, stipulated in Article the 6th this agreement, free crossing of the state and customs borders and render assistance in the organization of operational delivery of military correspondence and necessary assistance in case of accomplishment of the service duties by them within the competence.

Public authorities and the organizations of the state of the Party to which territory military correspondence is delivered provide:

a) rendering full support to couriers (couriers and couriers) of other Party, including:

in the organization of delivery of military correspondence and providing conditions of its guaranteed safety, and also the help in case of execution of obligations by them on delivery of military correspondence;

in extraordinary acquisition of tickets with payment on the established rates;

in protection of military correspondence, weapon and ammunition in case of armed attack (attack threat);

in provision of road transport and means of communication in the absence of other possibility of delivery of military correspondence or transfer of office information;

in provision of the isolated room for placement of military correspondence and rest of couriers (couriers and couriers) in case of landing of airplanes in the airfields which are not terminal points of route;

in delivery of military correspondence other means in case of forced delay of departure of aircrafts and trains in which couriers (couriers and couriers) follow;

b) in case of accident of transport on which couriers (couriers and couriers), rendering necessary assistance to them in rescuing and ensuring safety of the military correspondence and weapon which are available in case of them followed;

c) in case of death of couriers (couriers and couriers) taking measures to protection, ensuring safety and immunity of military correspondence and immediate informing authorized body of the state of the Party in whose interests military correspondence is delivered.

Article 6

Couriers (couriers and couriers) of authorized body of the state of one Party delivering military correspondence to military forming of the state in the territory of the state of other Party in case of production of documents, valid for crossing of frontier, freely with service weapon drive on the territory of this state and leave it. The procedure for use of service weapon (firearms and special means) and physical force couriers (couriers and couriers) of authorized bodies of the states of the Parties is determined by the legislation of the state of stay regulating the specified questions.

Authorized bodies of the states of the Parties at least once a year communicate about the couriers (couriers and couriers) delivering military correspondence including about their service weapon.

In case of execution of the obligations of the courier (couriers and couriers) of authorized bodies of the states of the Parties shall be supplied with the official document with indication of surname, name and middle name, and also their status and number of the places constituting military correspondence.

The data specified in the official document make sure the signature of the official from the division (military forming) of authorized body of the state of the Party sending military correspondence, and also are sealed the sender.

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