A G R E E M E N T 

BETWEEN 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

 ON 

THE DONATION OF THE MILITARY MATERIAL 

        The Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (hereinafter referred to as Contracting Parties), 
  
         guided by the effort to develop friendly relations and the cooperation between both states 

         and to create favorable conditions for the building up the Afghan National Army,
        
         have agreed as follows: 

Article 1
Object and purpose of the Agreement

1.	Object of this Agreement is the provision of one-time donation to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan by the Government of the Slovak Republic.
  
2.	For the purposes of this Agreement the donation means the military material in the ownership of the Slovak Republic administered by the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic listed in the annex 1, which forms an inseparable part of this Agreement. 

3.	For the purposes of this Agreement the place of donation means the place on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, agreed by both Contracting Parties in advance.

Article 2
Executive bodies

1.	The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic is the executive body for the Slovak Party. 

2.	The Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the executive body for the Afghan Party.

Article 3
The rights and responsibilities of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

         The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan undertakes:

a)	to assist the activities connected with the realization of the object of the Agreement and to make favorable conditions for it;

b)	to takeover the donation in the place of donation;

c)	to use the military material, which forms the donation, exclusively for the needs of the Afghan National Army;

d)	not  to transfer the possession, administration of the military material, which forms the donation, to any person or entity and not to allow using of it by any person or entity.

Article 4
Other provisions

1.	The donation will be handed over and taken over e.g. through the protocol on delivery and takeover, signed by authorised representatives designated by the Contracting Parties.
 
2.	The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan acquires the ownership to the donation by the delivery of the donation in the place of donation.

Article 5
Dispute settlement

The disputes that can occur between the Contracting Parties in the execution of this Agreement will be solved in preference by mutual negotiation in accordance with the international law principles. 

Article 6
Final provisions 

1.	This Agreement is subject to approval in accordance with internal legal regulations of the Contracting Parties States and will enter into force on the date of the exchange of notes on this approval. 

2.	This Agreement can be amended or added only after mutual consent of the Contracting Parties in written form.

3.	Amendments and annexes will enter into force according to para. 1 and they will form an inseparable  part of this Agreement. 

4.	Terms not regulated by this Agreement expressly are governed by the legal order of the  Slovak Republic. 

      Done in ...................................  on..............................in two originals,  each in the Slovak,  Dari and English language. In the event of different interpretation the English version shall prevail.

     
        For the Government                                                         For the Government
      of the Slovak Republic                                         of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

	

Annex 1

SLOVAK MILITARY DONATION TO AFGHANISTAN

ITEM                                                                                                 QUANTITY

           Heavy Machine Gun, 7,62mm, Type 59                                                             94
           Light Machine Gun, 7,62mm, Type 59                                                             513
           Rocket Launcher  RPG-7                                                                                  103
           Accessory Kit for Heavy Machine Gun                                                              37 
           Accessory Kit for Light Machine Gun                                                              570
           Accessory Kit for RPG-7                                                                                  103
           Shipping Crate for Heavy Machine Gun                                                             47
           Shipping Crate for Light Machine Gun                                                             309
           Howitzer, Towed, 122mm D-30 Type                                                                24
           Accessory Kit for Towed Howitzer                                                                    24
           Pistol, 7,62mm Type 52                                                                                    790     
           Shipping Crate for Pistol Type 52                                                                      16
           Ammunition EOF-P-122mm D-30                                                              30.000
           Ammunition EOF-Zm-122mm D-30                                                           10.000