Republike Slovenije
Dr. Janez Dular l. r.
Za Vlado Republike
Malte Guido de Marco l. r.
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of Malta, hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties,
DESIRING to strenghten the friendly relations between the two countries and to promote and develop educational, cultural and scientific cooperation,
CONVINCED that such cooperation will contribute to a better mutual understanding and enhancement of relations at different levels,
RESOLVED to respect the principles of the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Paris Charter for a New Europe and the Vienna Declaration of the Council of Europe,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The Contracting Parties shall encourage and support direct cooperation and contacts in the fields of education, culture and science between the individuals and institutions.
For those purposes they shall support the exchange of scientists, experts, university professors, teachers, students and trainees.
Article 2
Within the availability of funds the Contracting Parties shall grant scholarships for studies and specialised training.
Article 3
The Contracting Parties shall inform each other of the possibilities of studying the language of the other party and shall to this end exchange lecturers and students.
Article 4
The Contracting Parties shall examine the possibilities of reciprocal recognition and equivalence of certificates, attestations, diplomas and degrees.
Article 5
For the purpose of mutual acquaintance of both peoples with their respective life-styles, traditions and cultures, the Contracting Parties shall encourage better knowledge of culture and art and shall support other forms of cultural contacts.
They shall in particular facilitate the exchange of exhibitions and information on the life, history and culture of the two countries.
Such contacts should also be developed between officials of museums as well as among artists and musicians.
Article 6
The Contracting Parties shall encourage the activities in the fields of education, culture and science within the European multilateral ties.
Article 7
The Contracting Parties shall encourage cooperation in the field of sport, particularly through the exchange of sportsmen and coaches, and through the participation in sports meetings and competitions organised in the other state.
The Contracting Parties shall encourage contacts between youth organisations with the purpose of deepening mutual understanding between both nations.
Article 8
The co-operation and periodical programmes in the fields of science, research and technology will be agreed separately.
Article 9
Each Contracting Party shall, within the terms of the laws and regulations in force in its territory, accord to the other Contracting Party every reasonable facility for the entry, stay and departure of persons, and for the importation of the material and equipment necessary for carrying out the exchanges which may be implemented in accordance with this Agreement.
Article 10
The representatives of the Contracting Parties shall hold meetings in order to work out periodical programmes and to review the implementation of this Agreement. To this end the Contracting Parties shall form a Joint Commission which shall meet every three years. These meetings shall be held on the proposal of one of the Contracting Parties at a place and at a time agreed upon by the Contracting Parties through diplomatic channels.
Article 11
This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of the exchange of notifications of its approval by the competent bodies of both countries through diplomatic channels.
This Agreement shall remain in force for the period of five years and renewable for further periods of five years. The Agreement can be renounced by any one of the parties, at any time, by declaring its intention in writing six months before its termination.
In case of denunciation of the present Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of this article, each programme of exchanges, understanding or project initiated on the basis of this Agreement, and still in progress, will remain valid until its completion.
Done at Ljubljana on March 20, 1996, in two originals in the Slovene and English languages, both texts being equally authentic.
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