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Each of the Contracting Parties shall nominate an arbitrator within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt by the other Contracting Party of a notice though diplomatic channels requesting arbitration of the dispute by such a tribunal and the third arbitrator shall be appointed within a further period of sixty (60) days. If either of the Contracting Parties fails to nominate an arbitrator within the period specified, or if the third arbitrator is not appointed within the period specified, the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization may be requested by either Contracting Party to appoint an arbitrator or arbitrators as the case requires. In such case, the third arbitrator shall be a national of a State other than any of the Parties to this Agreement and shall act as President of the arbitral tribunal.

4. Any decision given by an arbitration tribunal under paragraph 3 of this article shall, unless the Contracting Parties decide otherwise at the time of setting up the tribunal, be binding on both Contracting Parties.

In the event of the conclusion of any general multilateral Convention concerning air transport to which both Contracting Parties adhere, the present Agreement shall be amended so as to conform with the provisions of such Convention.

The present Agreement and any modifications or amendments thereof in accordance with article 13 shall be registered with the International Civil Aviation Organization.

The Contracting Parties reaffirm their grave concern about acts or threats against the security of aircraft, which jeopardize the safety of persons or property, adversely affect the operation of air services and undermine public confidence in the safety of civil aviation.

They reaffirm their commitments under and shall have regard to the provisions of the Convention on offences and certain other acts committed on board aircraft, signed at Tokyo on 14 September 1963,^[1] the Convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970,^[2] and the Convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation, signed at Montreal on 23 September 1971.^[3] The Contracting Parties shall also have regard to applicable aviation security provisions established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Either Contracting Party may at any time give notice to the other Contracting Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement; such notice shall be simultaneously communicated to the International Civil Aviation Organization. In such case the Agreement shall terminate twelve (12) months after the date of receipt of the notice by the other Contracting Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by agreement before the expiry of this period. In the absence of acknow-Vol. 1332. 1-22356

1. ↑ United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 704, p. 219.
2. ↑ Ibid., vol. 860, p. 105.
3. ↑ Ibid., vol. 974, p. 177.