Статья 15«Соглашение между Правительством СССР и Правительством Республики Намибия о культурном и научном сотрудничестве» [рус., англ.]

Настоящее Соглашение вступает в силу с даты его подписания, будет действовать в течение 5 (пяти) лет и будет автоматически продлеваться каждый раз сроком на 1 (один) год до тех пор, пока одна из Договаривающихся Сторон не предоставит за 6 (шесть) месяцев другой Стороне письменное уведомление о своем намерении прекратить действие настоящего Соглашения.

Совершено в г. Виндхуке 22 февраля 1991 года в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском и английском языках, причем оба текста имеют одинаковую силу.

The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Republic of Namibia (hereinafter called «The Contracting Parties»),

seeking to strengthen and develop the friendly relations which exist between the two countries and peoples;

acknowledging that the encouragement end development of scientific and cultural links answer their common interests;

considering that the Agreement on Cultural and Scientific Co-operation shall promote these goals;

have agreed on the following:

The Contracting Parties shall strengthen and develop mutually beneficial cultural and scientific exchanges on the basis of equality, respect for sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of each other.

The Contracting Parties shall encourage, strengthen and develop co-operation and exchanges between the scientific, cultural, educational, sport, artistic, literary and public institutions and organizations of the two countries.

The Contracting Parties shall promote mutual exchanges of professors, lecturers, teachers and specialists in the spheres of education between the universities and higher educational institutions of the two countries.

The Contracting Parties shall co-operate in the training of national personnel for industry, agriculture, scientific and cultural organizations.

1. For the purpose of encouraging exchange of students, the Contracting Parties shall render assistance in their own countries to citizens of the other country in admission to higher educational and scientific institutions for study or research.

2. The Contracting Parties shall, on a reciprocal basis, recognise documents on education, scientific degrees and academic qualifications, issued and conferred in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Republic of Namibia, and to this end shall soon conduct negotiations and sign a protocol on the equivalence of the documents on education, scientific degrees and academic qualifications.

Within the limits of their abilities, the Contracting Parties shall promote the study of the languages, literature and culture of each other in respective educational and scientific institutions of the two countries.

The Contracting Parties shall encourage the exchange of art exhibition, theatrical, musical and folk teams, the organisation of festivals as well as symposiums on culture; promote in their own countries the showing of films of the other country and assist in holding film festivals.

The Contracting Parties shall encourage co-operation in the field of television and radio broadcasting by means of exchange of television and radio programmes, music recordings, documentary, popular-science and educational films.

The Contracting Parties shall encourage exchange of sports teams, trainers and specialists in the field of physical culture on the basis of agreements between respective sports organizations of the two countries.

The Contracting Parties shall encourage cultural and scientific exchanges between non-governmental organizations of the two countries.

The Contracting Parties shall create favourable conditions for the translation and distribution of books, booklets and magazines provided by the other Contracting Party on science, education, health, culture and art.

The Contracting Parties shall encourage mutual tourist tours and render assistance to each other in this field.

The Contracting Parties shall draw up programmes of measures to be fulfilled within the framework of the present Agreement.

Financial issues connected with the implementation of the present Agreement shall be co-ordinated by the Contracting Parties separately on the basis of reciprocity.

The Contracting Parties shall, by mutual consent, hold periodic meetings with the purpose of considering the implementation of the present Agreement and, if necessary, introducing amendments to it.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signature and shall remain in force for a period of 5 (five) years and shall be renewed automatically thereafter for periods of 1 (one) year each until either of the Contracting Parties gives to the other a 6 (six) months' written notice of its intention to terminate the present Agreement.

Thus done and signed in duplicate at WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA, on this TWENTY-SECOND day of FEBRUARY 1991 (NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE) each in the Russian and English languages, both texts being equally authentic.

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