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2. If a citizen of one Party loses his/her passport in the territory of the other Party, he/she shall inform the diplomatic mission or consular post of his/her Country, and the mission shall inform competent authorities of that Party. The diplomatic Mission or Consulate concerned will issue a new passport or travel document to its citizen and shall inform the concerned authorities of the host State. ARTICLE 5 Applicability of Local/National Laws 1. Citizens of either Party, being holders of diplomatic or special/ official passports shall abide by the laws and regulations of the other Party while crossing its frontier and throughout the duration of their stay in its territory. 2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as affecting the rights and obligations set out in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961 or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963. ARTICLE 6 Passports Validity The duration of diplomatic and special/official passports of nationals of either Party shall be valid for at least 6 (Six) months on the date of entry into the territory of the country of the other party. ARTICLE 7 Travel Documents 1. For the purposes of this Agreement, each Party shall transmit to the other, through diplomatic channels, specimens of its respective passports, including a detailed description of such documents currently used, at least thirty (30) days before the entry into force of this Agreement.

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