제15613호                               관                   보                    2004. 2. 6. (금요일)

            (Slovak Proposing Note)                       The Embassy of the Slovak Republic avails

                       Seoul, November 13, 2003           itself of this opportunity to renew to the

The Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Seoul               Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the

presents its compliments to the Ministry of               Republic of Korea the assurances of its highest

Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of              consideration.

Korea, and with a reference to the note No.                             (Korean Reply Note)

40/2003 on behalf of the Slovak government                OGT-332

has the honor to make a proposal on validity              The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

termination of the Trade and Economic                     presents its complements to the Embassy of the

Cooperation Agreement signed between the                  Slovak Republic and has the honour to

Czechoslovak Federal Republic and the Republic            acknowledge receipt of the latter’s Note No.

of Korea in Seoul on October 26, 1990. The                65/2003 dated 13. November 2003, which reads

above mentioned policy will be officially                 as follows.

recognised and adopted based upon the                         “........(Slovak Proposing Note) .......”

Agreement of European Union Integration                   The Ministry has further the honour to inform

signed in Athens on April 16, 2003 and put into           the Embassy that the foregoing proposal is

official practice on the date of integration of the       acceptable to the Republic of Korea and to

Slovak Republic into the European Union i.e.              confirm that the Ministry’s note and this Note

May 1, 2004.                                              in reply shall constitute an agreement between

In case of a positive response the Embassy of             our two Government on the termination, as of

the Slovak Republic in Seoul has the honor to             the date accession of the Slovak Republic to the

propose that this official as well as the reply           European Union, expected to be May 1, 2004, of

note will create a terminating accord of the              the agreement on Trade and Economic

above mentioned agreement and its framework               Cooperation between our two countries, which

will eventually gain its full valid status on the         shall enter into force on the date of service of

day of integration of the Slovak Republic into            this reply Note.

the European Union.                                       The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Slovak Republic expresses its firm belief             avails itself of this opportunity to renew the

that mutual relations between the both                    Embassy of the Slovak Republic the assurance

countries will certainly have a chance to further         of its highest consideration.

develop through other mutually agreed                     Seoul, February 3, 2004

international agreements.                                 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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