The Government of Japan and the Government of Mongolia (hereinafter referred to as “the Parties”),

 Considering the need for the international community to enhance capabilities of countries in the areas of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for more effective cooperation, 

 Recognizing that cooperation between the Parties on education and training in the areas of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as United Nations Peacekeeping Operations will contribute to fulfill the need mentioned above and will contribute to the effort by the international community towards achieving security, stability and prosperity,

 Recognizing that the said cooperation will also enhance the capabilities of the Government of Japan in the areas mentioned above through such activities as the exchanges of views with the personnel from Mongolia and other countries present at the Peace Support Operations Training Center, and

 Desiring to strengthen further the friendly relations existing between the two countries by the promotion of the said cooperation,

 Have agreed as follows:

Article I

1. The Parties will endeavor to promote cooperation on education and training in the areas of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (hereinafter referred to as “the Cooperation”) for the following purposes:

 
 (a) to enhance capabilities of defense authorities of the Parties in the areas of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as United Nations Peacekeeping Operations; and

 (b) to further the efforts by the international community towards achieving security, stability and prosperity, in a manner consistent with the Charter of the United Nations.

2. The Cooperation may be carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, subject to the laws and regulations in force in each country and to budgetary appropriations of each country, in the following forms:

 (a) dispatching Japanese experts on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (hereinafter referred to as “the Experts”) to Mongolia to provide education and training to the personnel of the designated defense authorities of the Government of Mongolia; and

 (b) dispatching Japanese missions (hereinafter referred to as “the Missions”) to Mongolia to conduct surveys prior to, or follow-up of the Cooperation.

Article II

1. The Cooperation shall be implemented by the designated defense authorities of the Parties.

2. Arrangements on specific programs of the Cooperation carried out under this Agreement shall be made between the designated defense authorities of the Parties.  The designated defense authority of the Government of Japan is the Ministry of Defense, and the designated defense authority of the Government of Mongolia is the Ministry of Defense.

Article III

 The Government of Mongolia shall ensure that the techniques and knowledge acquired by the personnel of the designated defense authorities of the Government of Mongolia as a result of the Cooperation are utilized for the purpose set forth in paragraph 1(b) of Article I.

 
Article IV

1. The Government of Mongolia shall: 

 (1) (a) exempt the Experts and the members of the Missions from taxes including income tax, and fiscal charges imposed on or in connection with salaries and any allowances remitted to them from abroad;

 (b) exempt the Experts and the members of the Missions from consular fees, taxes including customs duties and fiscal charges, as well as from the requirements of obtaining import license and certificate of foreign exchange coverage, in respect of the importation of:

  (i) luggage; and

  (ii) personal effects, household effects and consumer goods.

 (2) (a) provide at its own expense suitable training site, office and other facilities necessary for the performance of the duties of the Experts and the Missions as well as bear the expenses for their operation or maintenance, to the extent possible;

 (b) provide at its own expense water and electricity to the Experts and the Missions necessary for the performance of their duties;

 (c) provide at its own expense appropriate storage of the equipment, machinery and materials mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article VI for the performance of the duties of the Experts and the Missions; and

 (d) provide the convenience for receiving medical care and facilities for the Experts and the members of the Missions.

 (3) (a) permit the Experts and the members of the Missions to enter, leave and sojourn in Mongolia for the duration of their assignment therein, offer them the convenience for procedures of alien registration requirements, and exempt them from consular fees;

 
 (b) provide identification cards issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia to the Experts and the members of the Missions to secure the cooperation of all governmental organizations necessary for the performance of their duties; and

 (c) carry out other measures necessary for the performance of the duties of the Experts and the Missions.

2. The Government of Mongolia shall accord the Experts and the members of the Missions such privileges, exemptions and benefits as are no less favorable than those accorded to experts and members of missions of any third country or of any international organization performing a similar mission in Mongolia.

3. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way prejudice or detract from the privileges and exemptions granted to military personnel under general international law.

Article V

 The Government of Mongolia shall bear claims, if any arises, against the Experts and the members of the Missions resulting from, occurring in the course of, or otherwise connected with, the performance of their duties, except when the Parties agree that such claims arise from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Experts or the members of the Missions.

Article VI

1. The equipment, machinery and materials, made available by the designated defense authority of the Government of Japan, necessary for the performance of the duties of the Experts and the members of the Missions shall remain the property of the designated defense authority of the Government of Japan.

2. The Government of Mongolia shall reimburse the designated defense authority of the Government of Japan for loss of or damage to the equipment, machinery and materials mentioned in paragraph 1, if such loss or damage arose or resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct of the personnel other than the Experts or the members of the Missions. 

 
3. The Government of Mongolia shall exempt the Experts and the members of the Missions from consular fees, taxes including customs duties and fiscal charges, as well as from the requirements of obtaining import license and certificate of foreign exchange coverage, in respect of the importation of the equipment, machinery and materials mentioned in paragraph 1.

4. The Government of Mongolia shall exempt the Experts and the members of the Missions from taxes and fiscal charges in respect of the local purchase of the equipment, machinery and materials mentioned in paragraph 1.

Article VII

 The Government of Mongolia shall maintain close contact, through organizations designated by it, with the Experts and the members of the Missions. 

Article VIII

 The Government of Mongolia shall take necessary measures to ensure security of the Experts and the members of the Missions staying in Mongolia.

Article IX

1. The Parties shall consult with each other in respect of any matter that may arise from or in connection with this Agreement.

2. This Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement in writing of the Parties.

Article X

 The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the privileges, exemptions and benefits accorded to the Experts and the members of the Missions staying in Mongolia for the performance of their duties in connection with the cooperation which has already been implemented under this Agreement. 
Article XI

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt by the Government of Japan of the written notification from the Government of Mongolia of the completion of necessary domestic procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement.

 
2. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of one year, and shall be automatically renewed every year for another period of one year each, unless either Government has given to the other Government at least six months’ written advance notice of its intention to terminate the Agreement.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, this Agreement shall terminate if a violation of Article III is found by the Government of Japan.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

 DONE in duplicate at Ulaanbaatar, this second day of June, 2015, in the Japanese, Mongolian and English languages, each text being equally authentic.  In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail. 




For the Government    For the Government 
of Japan:     of Mongolia:

(Signed) Takenori Shimizu     (Signed) Tserendash Tsolmon