Este Acordo entrará em vigor 30 dias após a recepção do último instrumento de notificação, de acordo com os procedimentos constitucionais de cada país sobre a entrada em vigor de acordos internacionais.
Feito em Lisboa, em 25 de Outubro de 2000, nas línguas portuguesa, ucraniana e inglesa, todos os textos sendo igualmente válidos. No caso de divergência de interpretação, a versão inglesa prevalecerá.
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Pela Ucrânia:
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AGREEMENT ON FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND UKRAINE
The Portuguese Republic and Ukraine (henceforth designated as «the Parties»):
Guided by a mutual desire to develop their relations of friendship and co-operation;
Stressing their determination in the mutual strengthening of their relationship based on the respect for human rights, basic liberties and freedoms, democracy and justice, which are common values to both countries;
Wishing to contribute towards the developement of the co-operation and to the strengthening of the strategic partnership between the European Union and Ukraine as well as to a closer realtionship between Ukraine and other European and Euroatlantic structures in the construction of a Europe of democracy, peace and solidarity;
Reaffirming their commitments within the framework of international law and the UN Charter;
Reaffirming their commitments within the framework of the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter for a New Europe, the Istambul Summit Declaration and the Charter for European Security and other OSCE documents;
Reaffirming their commitments within the framework of the Council of Europe;
Fully committed to developing and reinforcing co-operaion in all areas of mutual interest, based on the recognition of equal rights and mutual advantages;
Recognising that development and consolidation of democratic institutions are an essential element in the construction of united Europe:
agree upon the following:
Article 1
The relations between the Portuguese Republic and Ukraine are based on friendship, sovereign equality, respect for territorial integrity and independence and peaceful settlement of disputes, in the spirit of confidence, partnership and co-operation.
Article 2
The Parties shall hold regular consulations promoting the development of bilateral relations and the widening of areas of co-operation, as well as the exchange of information on internacional issues of mutual interest.
Article 3
The Parties shall ender special attention to bilateral co-operation aimed at the strengthening of the rule of law, ensuring fundamental human rights and freedoms.
Article 4
The Parties shall promote contacts between their respective Parliaments.
Article 5
The Parties shall develop legal and judiciary co-operation and promote contacts among the competent institutions responsible for rendering legal support in civil law, namely in family issues, as well as in criminal law.
Article 6
The Parties shall co-operate in the fight against international terrorism, organised crime, the trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances, smuggling and illegal migration, including trafficking in persons.
Article 7
The Parties shall develop the bilateral co-operation in the military field.
Article 8
The Parties shall promote bilateral economic and commercial co-operation, favouring the increase and diversification of bilateral relations in the economic and industrial fields as well as the diversification of commercial exchanges. For this purpose the Parties shall create a joint commission on economic co-operation with the task to elaborate co-operation programmes and the financial terms of its implementation. The joint commission will meet alternatively in Portugal and in Ukraine, the agenda and the schedule for its meetings being agreed upon by diplomatic channels.
Article 9
With the purpose of promoting bilateral relations in the economic field, the Parties shall encourage reciprocal commercial exchanges, direct investment and the co-operation among representatives of business communities of both countries, as well as in the field of tourism.
Article 10
The Parties shall develop their co-operation in the educational, cultural, scientific and technological, sports, youth and informational fields, supporting the development of a closer exchange between public institutions, universities and other educational establishments, non-governmental organisations, as well as between personalities within those fields and foster joint initiaves namely within the European programmes framework.
Article 11
In the scientific and technological fields the Parties shall develop co-operation through the promotion of contacts and the exchange of information between specialists of both countries, fostering co-operation and exchanges between academic institutions, scientific communities, research institutes and companies, taking into consideration the pratical viability of the relevant projects.
Article 12
The Parties shall intensify their bilateral co-operation and join their efforts within the scope of multilateral fora in the protection of environment, rendering special attention to the prevention of ecological or technogenic disasters and the mitigation of their consequences, in particular those of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, as well as to the protection of the environment in the North Atlantic and the Black Sea regions.
Article 13
The Parties recognise the significance, in the fields of international relations of ensuring the general respect for the rule of law, democracy and human rights, and supporting the instrumentes which have been established for that purpose in the UN Charter and in the relevant OSCE and Council of Europe documents. Both Parties shall actively co-operate in internationally co-ordinated initiatives, namely within the framework of the UN, the OSCE and the Council of Europe, when aimed against the violation of human rights, racism, intolerance, ultra-nationalism and xenophobia, in any of its forms.
Article 14
The Parties shall co-operate and co-ordinate their efforts within the framework of UN and OSCE in the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflict prevention or resolution.
Article 15
The Parties reaffirm their interest in co-operating within the OSCE framework, with the objective of consolidating peace, stability, safety and progress among all member States.
Article 16
The Parties shall develop their co-operation within the framework of the Council of Europe, with the purpose of strengthening the role of this Pan-European organisation, safeguarding and realising generally recognised European values, especially the principles of democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights.
Article 17
The Parties shall co-operate in the strengthening of international arms control regimes and in the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Article 18
Portugal shall support the development of a closer co-operation between the European Union and Ukraine, particularly within the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement, the EU Common Strategy on Ukraine and the work programs for its implementation, recognising that the fulfilment of the potentialities enshrined in these instruments will also facilitate Ukraine's further rapprochment with the European Union.
Article 19
The Parties recognise that the development and consolidation of democratic reforms presently undertaken in Ukraine are an essential element in the construction of a more united Europe.
Article 20
The Parties shall develop and update, when appropriate, the legal framework of their bilateral relationship so as to ensure its full compliance with the objectives of this Agreement.
Article 21
The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect obligations entered upon by Portugal and Ukraine under other international instruments.
Article 22
This Agreement is valid for a period of ten years, being automatically renewed for successive five year periods, unless denunced in writing by one of the Parties, one year prior to the end of the aforesaid term.
Article 23
This Agreement shall become, legally binding thirty days after the reception of the final instrument of notification in compliance with each country's constitutionally established procedures for the entering into force of internacional agreements.
Done in Lisbon, on October 25th, 2000, in the Ukrainian, Portuguese and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation the English version shall prevail.
For the Portuguese Republic:
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For the Ukraine:
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