The agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of electric and mail service

of June 2, 1997

The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan which are hereinafter referred to as by "Parties"

being guided by aspiration to development of the existing bonds between the people of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan based on equality and mutually beneficial cooperation

in view of that the bilateral relations in the field of communication shall be under construction in strict accordance with provisions of acts of Universal Postal Union and recommendations of International union of telecommunication, and also other international treaties,

considering that interaction and cooperation in the field of communication shall develop on the basis of mutual assistance,

wishing to establish the close legal, economic and technological relations for ensuring smooth functioning of means of communication between the Parties,

agreed as follows:

Article 1.

The parties, being effective in volume of the powers and opportunities, according to the commonly accepted regulations and the principles of international law, will continue and expand with provisions of acts of Universal Postal Union and recommendations of International union of telecommunication cooperation in the field of electric and mail service.

Article 2.

About all changes in the organization post and telecommunication, and also will notify on procedure for mutual calculations for communication services of the Party previously each other in three months prior to the offered start date of these changes.

The parties guarantee implementation of free transit through the territories of the states of all types of mailings, special communication, and also, on mutually advantageous conditions, electric communication, transfer of TV schedules and broadcasting.

Article 3.

Authorized executive bodies of the Parties on accomplishment of this agreement are:

from the Republic of Kazakhstan - the Kazakhtelecom Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC) and the Republican State Company of Mail Service (RSCMS) of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

from the Republic of Uzbekistan - the Center of international settlements and agreements (TsMRD) of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

All settlement on provision of services of communication will be performed according to the current legislation of the states of the Parties.

Article 4.

The parties will not apply To each other the discriminatory measures interfering or complicating activities of administrations of communication of the Parties in the third states and in relevant international organizations.

Article 5.

The parties render each other assistance in the organization of distribution of radio and television programs and periodicals of other Party on subscription and at retail in the territory of the state in the amounts established by contracts and agreements between the governments or the relevant departments of the Parties.

Article 6.

The parties agreed that all telecommunications agencies participating in provision of services bear equal responsibility to the consumer for timely and high-quality servicing. The claim treatment procedure for low-quality work of international telecommunication is determined by acts of Universal Postal Union and recommendations of International union of telecommunication.

Article 7.

The parties agreed to use Russian for exchange of office information between operators, telegraph operators, technicians, post employees of telecommunications agencies, and also for exchange of in-house documents.

Addresses of the mailings and telegrams sent by telecommunications agencies of the states of the Parties are drawn up in Russian, at the same time use of the Latin alphabet is allowed.

Texts of telegrams can be accepted and be transferred by Latin letters.

Article 8.

In engineering procedures of transfer of interstate messages and information of the Party apply on telecommunications agencies single accounting and reporting time - Moscow.

Article 9.

The parties agreed about interaction of systems of operating-technical management according to the operating engineering procedures. The parties provide priority transmission of messages on means of communication in emergency situations.

The parties give mutual aid in case of mitigation of consequences of accidents on interstate communication lines.

The order of interaction when carrying out recovery work is developed and approved by administrations of communication of the Parties:

from the Republic of Kazakhstan - the Ministry of Transport and Communications;

from the Republic of Uzbekistan - the Ministry of Communications.

Article 10.

The parties agreed to coordinate regulations and rules of construction and operation of the objects of communication having interstate value.

Article 11.

The parties determined that if in agreements between them the procedure for dispute settlement, arising in the relations in the field of communication is not stipulated, telecommunications agencies of the Parties determine this procedure independently in the agreements signed between them.

Article 12.

The parties agreed that in case of need this agreement, by agreement, can change and be supplemented that is drawn up by the protocol which is integral part of the Agreement.

Article 13.

This agreement becomes effective from the date of the last notification of the Parties through diplomatic channels about accomplishment of interstate procedures necessary for this purpose by them.

This agreement is effective until one of the Parties does not notify in writing through diplomatic channels other Party on the intention to terminate it. The agreement voids after six months after receipt of the notification on refusal of participation in this agreement and full implementation of obligations under this agreement.

It is made in the city of Almaty on June 2, 1997 in duplicate, everyone in the Kazakh, Uzbek and Russian languages, at the same time all texts are equally authoritative. In cases of any discrepancy in interpretation of provisions of this agreement the text in Russian is assumed as a basis.

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