Desiring to promote relation of friendship and cooperation between their countries in various fields they have agreed on the following:
Article 1
The two Contracting Parties shall establish a joint committee to develop bilateral relations between them refers to here in after as "the committee", it shall be entrusted with the following tasks and in particular,
1 – To hold consultations and to coordinate political matters of common interest.
2 – To develop and to follow-up process of cooperation in the fields of economy, commerce, investment, finance and other related field.
3 – To promote cooperation in the fields of culture, science and information.
4 – To promote cooperation between the two countries in the field of health and social service.
5 – To follow-up the implementation of the agreements, treaties and cooperation's programmes concluded between the two countries.
6 – To promote and follow-up cooperation in the military fields.
Article 2
The joint committee shall be chaired by the foreign ministers of the two countries or their representatives. The sessions of the joint committee shall be attended by ministers or the senior officials in the two countries who represent them and the specialists concerned with subjects of cooperation that the joint committee undertakes to discuss each time.
Article 3
The joint committee shall hold its sessions once every two years in the capital of each country alternately, the Contracting Parties shall agree on the date of each session through diplomatic channels.
Article 4
1 – A preparatory committee shall emerge of the joint committee and shall undertake to prepare, coordinate, and follow-up the session of the joint committee. The sessions of the reparatory committee shall precede the sessions of the joint committee but are held in the same capital.
2 – A senior official from the foreign ministry of each country shall lead his country's delegation to the meeting of the preparatory committee. Such delegation shall include representatives from the authorities concerned with subjects to be discussed at the meetings and included in the agenda.
3 – The preparatory committee may include among its member a number of businessmen, members of chambers of commerce and industry of both countries, it may as well include if necessary representatives from the private sector.
Article 5
A follow-up committee composed of experts shall be formed in both countries. It shall hold its meetings under the chairmanship of one of the senior officials of the foreign ministries in both countries in the mid-period between the convening of the two annual session of the committee in the capital of the host country.
This committee shall follow-up the implementation of what has been agreed upon previously and submits a joint report to that effect to the joint committee.
Article 6
1 – This agreement shall enter into force from the date of the last notification where by one Contracting Party informs the other that it has satisfied the constitutional procedures required for its implementations.
2 – This agreement shall remain into force unless any of the Contracting Parties notifies the other through diplomatic channels of its intention to terminate it six months prior to the date of its termination.
This agreement signed in Kuwait city, this 23(rd) shawwal 1427 H, corresponding to 14(th) November 2006 in two original copies in Slovenian, Arabic and English languages. All texts have equal authenticity. In case of dispute, the English text shall prevail.
For the Government of
The Republic of Slovenia
Dimitrij Rupel (s)
For the Government of
The State of Kuwait
Muhammad Al-Sabah (s)