제18160호                               관             보               2013. 12. 12.(목요일)
                                      (Bolivia’s Reply Note)
                                                                    VRE-DGRB-UEA-022315/2013
                                                                       La Paz, December 5, 2013
Excellency,
        I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s Note KBV/13/247. dated
December 5, 2013, which reads as follows:
"Excellency,
        I have the honor to confirm that, in accordance with the Agreement on Economic and
Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of
the Republic of Bolivia, signed on November 25, 1986, and within the context of the
non-refundable financial cooperation framework, granted by the Republic of Korea to the
Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Government of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as
the "Korean Government") has decided to continue its support for the year 2013 and to propose,
on behalf of the Korean Government, the following arrangement:
1. The Framework Agreement of Grant Aid and the Specific Arrangements for individual
projects shall be signed between the Korean Government and the Government of the Plurinational
State of Bolivia (hereinafter referred to as the "Bolivian Government"), as soon as possible.
2. Following the request of the Bolivian Government, the Korean Government shall plan to
implement, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the following projects:
        (a) Project of Improving the Agricultural Productivity in the Highlands through the
        Mechanization and Capacity Building of Farmers;
        (b) Project for the "Improvement of the Municipal Hospital Model of Korea in the city
        of El Alto (Third Phase)";
        (c) Project of Electricity and Water Supply through the Solar Power Generation in
        Huarina.
3. The Korean and Bolivian Governments shall comply with all commitments that arise from
the beginning to the end of the above-mentioned Projects, and will include them as part of the
Specific Arrangements, if they are feasible, and subject to the provisions of the Framework
Agreement of Grant Aid referred to in paragraph 1 of this Note, to be subscribed. However, this
will not prevent the start of the operation of the Projects, provided that it does not involve any
tax exemptions.
4. The Bolivian Government shall grant the necessary facilities under its current regulations
for the entry, stay and exit from Bolivia of Korean consultants, specialists, experts, engineers,
technicians and their families so they can carry out activities that correspond to the execution of
the Projects mentioned above.
5. The two Governments shall hold consultations on any issue arising from or in connection
with this arrangement.
6. This arrangement may be amended by mutual written consent of the two Governments
and may be terminated by either Government, through diplomatic channels, by giving to the other
Government at least six (6) months’ prior written notice of its intention to terminate it.
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