제15773호                            관                   보                  2004. 8. 18. (수요일)

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the               of the traditionally friendly relations between
Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments          the Republic of Sloveina and the Republic of
to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in             Korea. Furthermore the Ministry kindly
Vienna and, regarding the denouncement of the          requests the Embassy to confirm the receipt of
Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation            this note.
between the Government of the Republic of              The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
Slovenia and the Federal Government of the             of Slovenia avails itself of this opportunity to
Republic of Korea, signedin Seoul on 21                renew to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
January 1999, has the honour to communicate            in Vienna the assurances of its highest
the following:                                         consideration.

In accordance with the provisions of the Treaty        Ljublijana, 9 July 2004

of Accession to the European Union signed on           THE EMBASSY OF THE

16 April2003, the new Member States must               REPUBLIC OF KOREA

take appropriate steps to eliminate the                VIENNA

incompatibilities of the agreements between the                      (Korean Reply Note)

new Member States on the one hand and the                The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in

third countries on the other hand with                 Vienna presents its compliments to the Ministry

theobligations arising from their membership of        of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

the European Union. The Republic of Slovenia           and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of

must, if necessary, withdraw from the bilateral        the latter’s Note No. ZMP-746/94 dated 9 July

agreements that include such incompatibilities.        2004, which reads as follows:

Pursuant to the above mentioned obligation the         “.......... (Slovenian Proposing Note) ..........”

Government of the Republic of Slovenia has               The Embassy has further the honour to

adopted a decision to denounce the Agreement           inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the

on Trade and Economic Cooperation between              foregoing proposal is acceptable to the

the Government of Slovenia and the Federal             Republic of Korea and to confirm that the

Government of the Republic of Korea, Signed in         Ministry’s note and this Note in reply shall

Seoul on 21 January 1999. In accordance with           constitute an agreement between our two

Note of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea           Governments on the termination, on 3 April

in Vienna No. KEA-00-62 dated 4 April 2000             2005, of the Agreement on Trade and Economic

and Article 13, Paragraph 2 of the Agreement           cooperation between our two countries, which

on Trade and Economic Cooperation between              shall enter into force on the date of service of

the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and         this reply Note.

the Federal Government of the Republic of              The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in

Korea, signed in Seoul on 21 January 1999, the         Vienna avail itself of this opportunity to renew

Agreement shall be terminated on 3 April 2005.         tothe Ministry of ForeignAffairs of Republic of
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic        Slovenia the assurance of its highest
of Slovenia is confident that the new treaty           consideration.
basis will contribute to the further development       Vienna, July 30, 2004

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