Cuba
Declaration: The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers, with respect to the provisions of article 19 of the Convention, that any dispute arising between Parties should be resolved by direct negotiations through the diplomatic channel.
Official Records of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Fortieth session, Supplement No. 53 (A/40/53), p. 37.
The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 16 May 1986 and 15 September 1986, respectively. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 16 May 1986 and 22 December 1989, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 25 February 1987 and 29 July 1987, respectively. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
The formality was effected by Democratic Yemen. See also note 1 under “Yemen” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume