A G R E E M E N T

ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY IN THE SPHERE OF TOURISM

The Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, hereinafter referred to as "the Parties",

willing to establish closer cooperation in the sphere of tourism and recognizing tourism as an effective instrument of familiarization of the history, the cultural heritage, the lifestyle of the nations of the Parties, as well as a means of expression of good will between the people of the two nations,

agreed on the following.

Article 1

The Parties agree to cooperate in the sphere of tourism in accordance to this Agreement and the legislation of their states. The cooperation between the Parties provided by this Agreement shall be realized particularly in the following directions:

- support to establishment and development of cooperation between the entrepreneurs in the two countries;

- assistance to establishment of relations between public and other non-profit organizations in the field of tourism in the two countries;

- youth participation in tourism development in the two countries, including youth reciprocal visits;

- assistance to investment attraction in the field of tourism;

- exchange of information in the sphere of tourism;

- exchange of experience in state regulation of the tourism sphere;

- organization of reciprocal familiarization trips for tour-operators and journalists of the two countries.

Article 2

The Parties, through their respective authorized state bodies shall assist to the establishment and development of cooperation between investors, entrepreneurs as well as public and other non-profit organizations in the sphere of tourism.

Article 3

The Parties shall cooperate in exploration and evaluation of the tourist resources of the countries for tourism development, destination management, hotel construction, tourism marketing and other spheres. The Parties, in accordance to their legislation, shall assist the efforts made in these directions.

Article 4

The Parties, in accordance to the legislation of their states shall endeavor to facilitate the procedures of tourist visits between both countries.

Article 5

The Parties shall exchange specialized groups for participation in sports, musical, theater events and national festivals, as well as exhibitions, symposiums and conferences concerning the field of tourism.

Article 6

The Parties shall assist each other in preparation and training of human resources in the field of tourism, encourage exchange of specialists, experts and journalists in the field of tourism.

Article 7

The Parties shall boost cooperation within membership to international organizations related to tourism.

Article 8

The Parties shall assign their respective authorized state bodies, regulating the field of tourism, to implement the present Agreement.

Article 9

The Parties set up a Joint Commission, composed of equal number of authorized representatives from each country, to settle matters concerning the implementation of the present Agreement. The meetings of the Joint Commission shall take place upon necessity in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the Republic of Armenia. The Joint Commission shall act in accordance to the statues, confirmed by itself.

Article 10

The discrepancies during implementation or interpretation of the provisions of the present Agreement shall be settled through diplomatic ways.

Article 11

By mutual agreement, changes and amendments can be made to the present Agreement, which shall be formulated by separate protocols and shall enter into force in accordance to the procedures provided by Article 12 of the present Agreement, and shall make inseparable part of the present Agreement.

Article 12

The present Agreement shall enter into force on the date upon which both Parties will have notified each other, through diplomatic channels, of the completion of the intrastate procedures required in each country for the Agreement to enter into force and shall remain in force for uncertain term. The Agreement can be denounced after six months from the date one of the Parties notifies, through diplomatic channel, the other Party of such desire.

Concluded on the Yerevan 2013, in November 12, in two authentic copies, each in the Armenian, Spanish and English. In case of discrepancies the English text shall prevail.

The Agreement has entered into force on 03.06.2016.