Republike Slovenije
Lojze Peterle l. r.
Za Vlado
Romunije
Teodor Melescanu l. r.
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of Romania (hereinafter: “the Parties”);
In view of fundamental changes taking place in contemporary society;
Considering them as likely to enable the establishment, on solid bases, of wide and diversified co-operation between their countries;
Desiring to develop co-operation between the two countries in the fields of education, culture, science and sports;
Convinced that it will contribute to better mutual understanding and enhancement of relationship at different levels;
Determined to implement the principles of the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe;
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1
The Parties shall develop co-operation between their countries in the fields of education, culture, science and sports, as well as in other fields of mutual interest, shall promote exchanges of materials and documentation and shall facilitate direct contacts between institutions and individuals.
Article 2
The Parties shall support co-operation and exchange of experience in the field of education by:
a) exchange of professors and other specialists to lecture or carry out research in their field of specialisation;
b) promoting direct co-operation between institutions of education at all levels;
c) granting according to their specific possibilities, places and scholarships for university, post-graduate and doctoral studies, in fields to be established by mutual consent;
d) encouraging and supporting the study of each other’s language and literature by establishing chairs of lectureships in their own educational institutions; sending lecturers; sending books and specialised publications; participation in summer courses;
e) student and youth exchanges;
f) joint activities, including offering specific documentary material and setting up joint commissions for a correct presentation of the history and geography of each country in the school text-books in the other country.
The Parties agree that in the sense of this document the cooperation in the field of education may comprise the most different branches of their respective educational systems, as they had been established at different levels of education.
Article 3
The Parties shall examine the possibilities of reciprocal recognition of certificates, university degrees and academic titles, and shall as well examine the possibilities to conclude separate documents to this effect.
Article 4
The Parties shall facilitate better mutual understanding of the true values of the art and culture of their peoples by:
a) exchange of writers, artists, performers, both professional and non-professional;
b) organising by one Party on the territory of the other Party various cultural and artistic events;
c) exchange and donations of art publications, films, books, periodicals, musical recordings, scores, records and tapes between cultural institutions;
d) co-operation between publishing houses;
e) inclusion of dramatic and musical works by artists of the other country in the repertoire of the own specialised institutions;
f) encouraging the translation and publication in their countries of significant literary and scientific works by authors of the other country;
g) encouraging the direct co-operation between the artistic associations.
Article 5
The Parties shall stimulate co-operation in the field of natural and cultural heritage.
Article 6
The Parties shall support and facilitate the widest possible co-operation between their central and local archives, museums and libraries, by facilitating the access of scientists and researchers of the other country to the funds of the respective institutions.
Such facilities shall be granted on a mutual basis and in accordance with the laws and regulatins in force in the other country, and shall be agreed upon between the specialized institutions.
Article 7
The Parties commit themselves to take necessary measures aimed at ensuring payment of royalties and fees to artists, as well as the transfer of all due sums, under the terms of concluded contracts and international regulations.
Article 8
The Parties shall encourage the invitation and participation of personalities and experts in the fields of science, education, culture and the arts of the other country at congresses, conferences and art festivals or other international events organised on their territory.
Article 9
The Parties shall support cooperation between film archives, cinematecs and other similar film institutions through the exchange of film materials, magazines, specialized publications and cinematecs films, as well as participation at film festivals, organized in each other country, and participation in film coproductions.
Article 10
The Parties shall encourage cooperation in the field of audiovisual media through exchange of radio and TV broadcasts and programmes concerning the social and cultural development of their countries, as well as the exchange of specialists and radio and TV reporters, with the aim of promoting the mutual acquaintance of the two peoples and of their achievements in the above mentioned fields.
Article 11
The Parties shall favour co-operation in the fields of science and technology by:
a) establishing and implementing programmes, studies and other joint activities in various branches of science and technology;
b) exchanges of specialists, university teaching staff, researchers, technicians and visits of experts;
c) exchanges of scientific publications and documentations, including films and video-cassettes, as well as the results of scientific research.
The Parties shall also encourage direct co-operation between their academies, ministries, and/or specialized institutes of research by concluding appropriate legal documents to this effect.
The Parties shall facilitate organising exhibitions and technico-scientific events, common research on themes of mutual interest, the joint use of the achieved results in the field of science and technology.
The details and financial conditions of all such co-operation shall be established by protocols or working programmes concluded between the relevant institutions.
Article 12
The Parties shall promote active co-operation within UNESCO and other international organisations in the fields of education, culture, science and sports.
Article 13
The Parties shall support closer co-operation in the field of physical culture and sport, based on understanding between the relevant organisations.
Article 14
The Parties shall encourage contacts between the young and their organisations of both countries.
Article 15
The Parties shall support direct co-operation between their press agencies and associations of journalists.
Article 16
The Parties shall promote the extension and diversification of touristic exchanges.
Article 17
The Parties shall encourage and support direct contacts in the field of health at all levels: ministries, specialised academies, universities and faculties of medicine, institutes of medical research as well as commercial contacts in the field of health services.
Article 18
Representatives of the Parties shall, whenever necessary or at the request of the other party, meet as a Joint Commission to review developments related to this Agreement.
For the implementation of this Agreement, both Parties may conclude periodical programmes of co-operation and exchanges, in which the forms of co-operation, their achievements and financing shall be agreed upon.
The Commission shall meet in Ljubljana or in Bucarest to conclude working programmes of exchange for period to be agreed upon by the two Parties and to examine ways of implementing the provisions thereto.
Article 19
Each Party shall, within the terms of the laws and regulations in force in its territory, accord to the other party every reasonable facility for the entry, stay and departure of persons, and for the importation of the material and equipment necessary for carrying out the programmes of exchange which may be established in accordance with this Agreement.
Article 20
The present Agrement does not exclude the possibility of establishing other forms of bilateral co-operation in other fields related to it or corresponding to its objectives.
Article 21
This Agreement shall enter into force on the day of the exchange of notifications of its approval by the competent bodies of both countries.
This Agreement shall remain in force for the period of five years and thereafter shall remain in force until the expiry of six months from the date on which either Party shall have given notice of termination to the other.
In case of denunciations of the present Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of this article, each programme of exchanges, understanding or project initiated on the basis of this Agreement, and still in progress, will remain valid until its completion.
Done at Bucharest on 28 of February 1994 in two original copies, in the Slovene, Romanian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic.
In case of differences of interpretations, the English texts will be authoritative.
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