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CHAPTER X

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

8. Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Rome, 13 June 1976

Entry into force

30 November 1977, in accordance with article 13 , section 3 (a).

Registration

30 November 1977, No. 16041

Status

Signatories : 77. Parties : 178. ¹

Text

Certified true copy

United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1059, p. 191 (including procès-verbal of rectification of the French text of annex 1); vol. 1141, p. 462 (procès-verbal of rectification of the Arabic authentic text); vol. 1457, p. 372 [amendment to section 8 (a) of article 6]; and depositary notifications C.N.873.1998.TREATIES-2 of 12 March 1999 (amendments to articles 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.5, 5.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 12 (A) and 13.3 and Schedules I, II and III effected by Resolution 86/XVIII adopted on 26 January 1995 by the Government Council); C.N.874.1998.TREATIES-3 of 12 March 1999 (amendment to article 4.1 of the Agreement effected by Resolution 100/XX adopted on 21 February 1997 by the Governing Council); C.N.149.2009.TREATIES-2 of 23 July 2009 (amendments to articles 7.2 (A) and (B) of the Agreement effected by Resolution 124/XXIV adopted on 21 February 2001 by the Governing Council); C.N.161.2009.TREATIES-3 of 23 July 2009 (amendments to articles 7.2 (A) and (B) of the Agreement effected by Resolution 141/XXIX adopted on 16 February 2006 by the Governing Council) and C.N.162.2009.TREATIES-4 of 23 July 2009 (amendments to articles 7.2 (G) of the Agreement effected by Resolution 143/XXIX adopted on 16 February 2006 by the Governing Council); C.N.572.2019.TREATIES-X.8 of 1 November 2019 (Amendment to article 4 effected by Resolution 201/XLI of 13 February 2018); C.N.573.2019.TREATIES-X.8 of 1 November 2019 (Amendments to article 7 effected by Resolution 208/XLII of 14 February 2019); C.N.192.2023.TREATIES-X.8 of 21 June 2023 (Amendments to articles 4.1, 4.5, 6.3, 7.1 (b) and 10.2 and addition of article 4.7 effected by Resolution 220/XLIV of 18 February 2021).

Note

The Agreement was adopted on 13 June 1976 by the United Nations Conference on the Establishment of an International Fund for Agricultural Development, which met at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Council in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 13 June 1976. In accordance with section 1 (a) of its article 13, the Agreement was opened for signature by the States concerned on 20 December 1976 at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York. At its Tenth session held in Rome, the Governing Council of the Fund, by its Resolution 44/X of 11 December 1986 adopted, in accordance with article 12 of the Agreement, an amendment to section 8 (a) of article 6 of the Agreement, which amendment entered into force on 11 March 1987, in accordance with article 12 (a) (ii).

Participant ²	Signature	Ratification, Accession(a), Acceptance(A), Approval(AA)
Afghanistan		13 Dec 1978 a
Albania		3 Nov 1992 a
Algeria	20 Jul 1977	26 May 1978 AA
Angola		24 Apr 1985 a
Antigua and Barbuda		21 Jan 1986 a
Argentina	14 Apr 1977	11 Sep 1978
Armenia		23 Mar 1993 a
Australia ¹	[30 Mar 1977 ]	[21 Oct 1977 ]
Austria	1 Apr 1977	12 Dec 1977
Azerbaijan		11 Apr 1994 a
Bahamas		28 Feb 2008 a
Bangladesh	17 Mar 1977	9 May 1977
Barbados		13 Dec 1978 a
Belgium	16 Mar 1977	9 Dec 1977
Belize		15 Dec 1982 a
Benin		28 Dec 1977 a
Bhutan		13 Dec 1978 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	27 Jul 1977	30 Dec 1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina		18 Mar 1994 a
Botswana		21 Jul 1977 a
Brazil	13 Apr 1977	2 Nov 1978
Burkina Faso		14 Dec 1977 a
Burundi		13 Dec 1978 a
Cabo Verde		12 Oct 1977 a
Cambodia		25 Aug 1992 a
Cameroon		20 Jun 1977 a
Canada	10 Feb 1977	28 Nov 1977
Central African Republic		11 Dec 1978 a
Chad	13 Oct 1977	3 Nov 1977
Chile	19 Jan 1977	2 Jun 1978
China		15 Jan 1980 a
Colombia		16 Jul 1979 a
Comoros		13 Dec 1977 a
Congo	30 Jun 1977	27 Jul 1978
Cook Islands		25 Mar 1993 a
Costa Rica	20 Dec 1977	16 Nov 1978
Côte d'Ivoire		19 Jan 1982 a
Croatia		24 Mar 1997 a
Cuba	23 Sep 1977	15 Nov 1977
Cyprus		20 Dec 1977 a
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		23 Feb 1987 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo	23 May 1977	12 Oct 1977
Denmark	11 Jan 1977	28 Jun 1977
Djibouti		14 Dec 1977 a
Dominica		29 Jan 1980 a
Dominican Republic		29 Dec 1977 a
Ecuador	1 Apr 1977	19 Jul 1977
Egypt	18 Feb 1977	11 Oct 1977
El Salvador	21 Mar 1977	31 Oct 1977
Equatorial Guinea		29 Jul 1981 a
Eritrea		31 Mar 1994 a
Estonia		5 Dec 2012 a
Eswatini	18 Nov 1977	18 Nov 1977
Ethiopia	20 Jul 1977	7 Sep 1977
Fiji		28 Mar 1978 a
Finland	24 Feb 1977	30 Nov 1977
France	21 Jan 1977	12 Dec 1977 AA
Gabon		5 Jun 1978 a
Gambia		13 Dec 1977 a
Georgia		1 Feb 1995 a
Germany ^{3, 4}	29 Mar 1977	14 Oct 1977
Ghana	19 Oct 1977	5 Dec 1977
Greece ⁵	1 Jul 1977	30 Nov 1978
Grenada		25 Jul 1980 a
Guatemala		30 Nov 1978 a
Guinea ⁶	3 May 1977	12 Jul 1977
Guinea-Bissau		25 Jan 1978 a
Guyana		13 Dec 1977 a
Haiti		19 Dec 1977 a
Honduras	5 Jul 1977	13 Dec 1977
Hungary		13 Jul 2011 a
Iceland		8 Aug 2001 a
India	21 Jan 1977	28 Mar 1977
Indonesia	18 Feb 1977	27 Sep 1977
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	27 Apr 1977	12 Dec 1977
Iraq	23 Nov 1977	13 Dec 1977
Ireland	28 Apr 1977	14 Oct 1977
Israel	28 Apr 1977	10 Jan 1978
Italy	26 Jan 1977	10 Dec 1977
Jamaica	24 Mar 1977	13 Apr 1977
Japan	11 Feb 1977	25 Oct 1977 A
Jordan		15 Feb 1979 a
Kazakhstan		25 Sep 1998 a
Kenya	30 Mar 1977	10 Nov 1977
Kiribati		23 Feb 2005 a
Kuwait	4 Mar 1977	29 Jul 1977
Kyrgyzstan		10 Sep 1993 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic		13 Dec 1978 a
Lebanon		20 Jun 1978 a
Lesotho		13 Dec 1977 a
Liberia		11 Apr 1978 a
Libya		15 Apr 1977 a
Luxembourg ⁷	18 Feb 1977	9 Dec 1977
Madagascar		12 Jan 1979 a
Malawi		13 Dec 1977 a
Malaysia		23 Jan 1990 a
Maldives		15 Jan 1980 a
Mali	30 Jun 1977	30 Sep 1977
Malta	24 Feb 1977	23 Sep 1977
Marshall Islands		18 Feb 2009 a
Mauritania		26 Jun 1979 a
Mauritius		29 Jan 1979 a
Mexico	2 Aug 1977	31 Oct 1977
Micronesia (Federated States of)		16 Feb 2015 a
Mongolia		9 Feb 1994 a
Montenegro		16 Feb 2015 a
Morocco	22 Dec 1976	16 Dec 1977
Mozambique		16 Oct 1978 a
Myanmar		23 Jan 1990 a
Namibia		16 Oct 1992 a
Nauru		13 Feb 2013 a
Nepal		5 May 1978 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ⁸	4 Feb 1977	29 Jul 1977 A
New Zealand ⁹	10 Oct 1977	10 Oct 1977
Nicaragua	18 May 1977	28 Oct 1977
Niger		13 Dec 1977 a
Nigeria	6 May 1977	25 Oct 1977
Niue		20 Jul 2006 a
North Macedonia		26 Jan 1994 a
Norway	20 Jan 1977	8 Jul 1977
Oman		19 Apr 1983 a
Pakistan ¹⁰	28 Jan 1977	9 Mar 1977
Palau		16 Feb 2015 a
Panama	8 Mar 1977	13 Apr 1977
Papua New Guinea	4 Jan 1978	11 May 1978
Paraguay		23 Mar 1979 a
Peru	20 Sep 1977	6 Dec 1977
Philippines	5 Jan 1977	4 Apr 1977
Poland		29 Jan 2020 a
Portugal ⁵	30 Sep 1977	30 Nov 1978
Qatar		13 Dec 1977 a
Republic of Korea	2 Mar 1977	26 Jan 1978
Republic of Moldova		17 Jan 1996 a
Romania	22 Mar 1977	25 Nov 1977
Russian Federation		19 Feb 2014 a
Rwanda	10 May 1977	29 Nov 1977
Samoa		13 Dec 1977 a
Sao Tome and Principe		22 Apr 1978 a
Saudi Arabia	5 Jul 1977	15 Jul 1977
Senegal	19 Jul 1977	13 Dec 1977
Serbia		14 Feb 2024 a
Seychelles		13 Dec 1978 a
Sierra Leone	15 Feb 1977	14 Oct 1977
Solomon Islands		13 Mar 1981 a
Somalia	26 Jan 1977	8 Sep 1977
South Africa		14 Feb 1997 a
South Sudan		22 Feb 2012 a
Spain	22 Jun 1977	27 Nov 1978
Sri Lanka	15 Feb 1977	23 Mar 1977
St. Kitts and Nevis		21 Jan 1986 a
St. Lucia		9 Oct 1980 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		8 Mar 1990 a
Sudan	21 Mar 1977	12 Dec 1977
Suriname		15 Feb 1983 a
Sweden	12 Jan 1977	17 Jun 1977
Switzerland	24 Jan 1977	21 Oct 1977
Syrian Arab Republic	8 Sep 1977	29 Nov 1978
Tajikistan		26 Jan 1994 a
Thailand	19 Apr 1977	30 Nov 1977
Timor-Leste		4 Mar 2003 a
Togo		26 Apr 1979 a
Tonga		12 Apr 1982 a
Trinidad and Tobago ¹¹		24 Mar 1988 a
Tunisia	27 Jan 1977	23 Aug 1977
Türkiye	17 Nov 1977	14 Dec 1977
Tuvalu		13 Feb 2013 a
Uganda	6 Jul 1977	31 Aug 1977
United Arab Emirates	5 Oct 1977	28 Dec 1977 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	7 Jan 1977	9 Sep 1977
United Republic of Tanzania	18 Jul 1977	25 Nov 1977
United States of America	22 Dec 1976	4 Oct 1977
Uruguay	5 Apr 1977	16 Dec 1977
Uzbekistan		19 Feb 2011 a
Vanuatu		13 Feb 2013 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	4 Jan 1977	13 Oct 1977
Viet Nam		13 Dec 1977 a
Yemen ¹²		13 Dec 1977 a
Zambia		16 Dec 1977 a
Zimbabwe		22 Jan 1981 a

Amount of the initial contribution as specified in the instrument in accordance with article 4(2)(a) and (b) (showing in parentheses the category of the contribution) ¹³

Participant	Currency Unit	Amount
Algeria	US dollar	10 000 000	(II)
[Australia ¹]	[Australian dollar]	[8,000,000]	[(I)]
Austria	US dollar	4,800,000	(I)
Barbados	US dollar	1,000	(III)
Belgium	Belgian franc	500,000,000	(I)
Belgium	US dollar	1,000,000
Burkina Faso	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Canada	Canadian dollar	33,000,000	(I)
Central African Republic	CFA franc	1,000,000	(III)
Comoros	CFA franc	10,000,000	(III)
Cyprus	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Denmark	US dollar	7,500,000	(I)
El Salvador	Colón	100,000	(III)
Fiji	US dollar	5,000	(III)
Finland	Finnish mark	12,000,000	(I)
France	French franc	127,500,000	(I)
Gabon	US dollar	500,000	(II)
Georgia	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Germany	US dollar	55 000 000	(I)
Ghana	US dollar	100,000	(III)
Greece	US dollar	150,000	(I)
Guinea	Sili	25,000,000	(III)
Indonesia	US dollar	1,250,000	(II)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	US dollar	124,750,000	(II)
Iraq	US dollar	20,000,000	(II)
Ireland	Pound sterling	570,000	(I)
Italy	US dollar	25,000,000	(I)
Japan	Equivalant to US dollar	55,000,000	(I)
Kuwait	US dollar	36,000,000	(II)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	US dollar	20,000,000	(II)
Luxembourg	Belgian franc		(I)
Malawi	US dollar	5,000	(III)
Mozambique	Escudo	1,200,000	(III)
Netherlands	Guilder	100,000,000	(I)
New Zealand	New Zealand dollar	2,000,000	(I)
Niger	CFA franc	15,000,000	(III)
Nigeria	US dollar	26,000,000	(II)
Norway	Norwegian krone	130,000,000	(I)
Pakistan	US dollar	1,000,000	(III)
Papua New Guinea	US dollar	20,000	(III)
Peru	US dollar	3,000,000	(III)
Philippines	US dollar	250,000	(III)
Qatar	US dollar	9,000,000	(II)
Samoa	US dollar	10,000	(III)
Saudi Arabia	US dollar	105,500,000	(II)
Seychelles	US dollar	5,000	(III)
South Africa	US dollar	500,000	(III)
Spain	Pesetas	2,000,000	(I)
St. Kitts and Nevis	US dollar	1,000	(III)
Sweden	Swedish krona	115,000,000	(I)
Switzerland	Swisse franc	22,000,000	(I)
Togo	CFA franc	3,000,000	(III)
United Arab Emirates	US dollar	16,500,000	(II)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Pound sterling	18,000,000	(I)
United States of America	US dollar	200,000,000	(I)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	US dollar	66,000,000	(II)
Viet Nam	Dong	500,000	(III)
Yemen	US dollar	50,000	(III)
Zambia	Kwacha	50,000	(III)

Cuba

Declaration:

The Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that, although the Agreement deals with matters affecting the interests of all States, the provisions of article 3, section 1, are discriminatory in nature since they deprive a number of States of the right to sign and accede to the Agreement, contrary to the principle of universality.

Reservation:

The Government of the Republic of Cuba wishes to make an express reservation to article 11, section 2, of the Agreement, since it feels that any disputes arising between States, or between States and the Fund, concerning the interpretation or application of the Agreement should be resolved through direct negotiations by diplomatic means.

Egypt ¹⁴

Egypt14

France

In depositing its instrument of approval, the Government of the French Republic declares, in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of article 13, that it will not accept, in so far as it is concerned, the application of the procedure provided for in section 2 of article 11 whereby a party may request the President of the International Court of Justice to appoint an arbitrator.

Guatemala

The de facto relations which may arise between Guatemala and Belize as a result of the latter's accession to the Agreement should not in any way be construed as a recognition on the part of Guatemala of the sovereignty and independence of that territory, which were unilaterally declared by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Iraq

"Entry into the [. . .] Agreement by the Republic of Iraq shall, however, in no way signify recognition of Israel or be conducive to entry into any relations with it."

Kuwait

"It is understood that the ratification by the State of Kuwait of the Agreement Establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development, signed by the State of Kuwait on 4 March, 1977, does not mean in any way recognition of Israel by the State of Kuwait. Furthermore, no treaty relations will arise between the State of Kuwait and Israel."

Romania

Upon signature (confirmed upon ratification):

The interpretation and application of the provisions of the Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development, including those relating to voting procedures, and all activities of IFAD must take place on a democratic basis, in accordance with the purpose for which the Fund was established, namely, to assist the developing countries in their efforts to develop their agriculture.

Upon ratification:

Reservation

The Socialist Republic of Romania declares, pursuant to the provisions of article 13, section 4, of the Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded at Rome on 13 June 1976, that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 11, section 2, of the Agreement.

The Socialist Republic of Romania considers that disputes between the Fund and a State which has ceased to be a member, or between the Fund and one of the members upon the termination of the Fund's operations, can be submitted to arbitration only with the consent of all parties to the dispute in each individual case.

Saudi Arabia

Upon signature:

The participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Agreement shall in no way imply recognition of Israel and shall not lead to entry into dealings with Israel under this Agreement.

Syrian Arab Republic ¹⁵

Syrian Arab Republic15

"It is understood that the ratification of this Agreement by the Syrian Arab Republic does not mean in any way recognition of Israel by the Syrian Arab Republic. Furthermore, no treaty relations will arise between the Syrian Arab Republic and Israel."

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [notifies the Secretary-General] in accordance with article 10, section 2 (b) (ii) of the Agreement, that the standard clauses of the Convention on the privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies shall apply to the Fund in the United Kingdom, subject to the following modifications:

"1. The following shall be substituted for section 4:

`(1) The Fund shall have immunity from jurisdiction and execution except: (a) to the extent that it shall, by a decision of the Executive Board, have waived such immunity in a particular case. However, the Fund shall be deemed to have waived such immunity if, upon receiving a request for waiver submitted either by the person or body before which the proceedings are pending, or by another party to the proceedings, it has not given notice within two months after receipt of the request that it does not waive immunity; (b) in respect of a civil action by a third party in respect of loss, injury or damage arising from an accident caused by a vehicle belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the Fund or in respect of an offence involving such a vehicle; (c) in the event of the attachment, pursuant to a decision of a judicial authority, of the salary and emoluments owed by the Fund to a member of its staff; (d) in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award made under article 11 of the Agreement establishing the Fund. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this section no action shall be brought against the Fund by a Member or person acting for or deriving claims from a Member.'

"2. The immunity conferred by section 5 upon the property and assets of the Fund shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 (c) above.

"3. The following shall be substituted for section 11:

`Official communications of the Fund shall be accorded by the Government of the United Kingdom treatment not less favourable than that which it accords to the official communications of other international financial institutions of which it is a Member, taking into account its international obligations in respect of telecommunications.'

"4. The following shall be substituted for sections 13-15, 17-21, and 25-30:

`(1) All representatives of Members (other than representatives of the Government of the United Kingdom), the President and all other staff of the Fund: (a) shall be immune from legal process in respect of acts performed by them in the exercise of their functions, except in the case of loss, injury or damage caused by a vehicle belonging to or driven by them or an offence involving such a vehicle; (b) shall be accorded no less favourable immunities from immigration restrictions, alien registration requirements and national service obligations, and no less favourable treatment as regards exchange regulations, than are accorded by the Government of the United Kingdom to the representatives to, and officials and employees of comparable rank of any other international financial institution of which it is a Member; and (c) shall be granted no less favourable treatment in respect of travelling facilities than is accorded by the Government of the United Kingdom to representatives to, and officials and employees of comparable rank of, any other international financial institution of which it is a member. (2) (a) No tax shall be levied on or in respect of salaries and emoluments paid by the Fund to the President and other members of the staff of the Fund unless they are citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies or resident in the United Kingdom. (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) shall not apply to annuities and pensions paid by the Fund to its former President or other members of its staff.'"

Uzbekistan

Reservation:

“In accordance with section 4 of article 13 of the Agreement, the Republic of Uzbekistan declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of section 2 of article 11 of the Agreement.”

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Since the procedure established for the settlement of disputes arising in connexion with the application or interpretation of this Agreement is incompatible with Venezulean legislation, Venezuela expresses a specific reservation concerning article 11, section 2.

End Note

1On 1 September 2004, the Government of Australia informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to denounce the Agreement. The action will become effective for Australia on 31 July 2007, in accordance with its article 9, Section 1(b).
2The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Agreement on 10 February 1977 and 12 December 1977, respectively [the amout of the initial contribution as specified in the instrument in accordance with article 4(2) (a) and (b) being in US dollars 300, 000 (category III) to be paid in dinars]. 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.
3See note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
4See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
5By resolutions 53/XII and 65/XIV, the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, at its Twelfth and Fourteenth Sessions, held from 24 to 26 January and 7 to 8 June 1989, and from 29 to 30 May 1991, decided, in accordance with section 3 (b) of article 3 of the Agreement, to reclassify Greece and Portugal from Category III to Category I, with effect from 24 January 1989 and 29 May 1991, respectively.
6The amount payable in three instalments.
7In its instrument of ratification the Government of Luxembourg specified that its initial contribution would consist in the equivalent 320,000 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) in Belgian francs.
8For the Kingdom in Europe and as from 1 January 1986 to Aruba. See also note 1under “Netherlands” regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
9See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
10One half of the amount payable in Pakistan rupees and one half payable in convertible currency.
11On 27 March 1997, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago notified the Secretary-General of its denunciation of the Agreement. The withdrawal was to take effect on 27 September 1997. On 26 September 1997, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago notified the Secretary-General of its decision to suspend the withdrawal from the Agreement.
12Of the amount, 10,000 United States dollars freely convertible. The Yemen Arab Republic acceded to the Fund on 6 February 1979 (its membership having been approved by the Governing Council on 13 December 1977). See also note 1 under “Yemen” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
13Categories of States not having made an initial contribution, in accordance with article 4 (2) (a) and (b), included: Category I: Portugal. Category III: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay and Zimbabwe.
14In a notification received on 18 January 1980, the Government of Egypt informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration relating to Israel. The notification indicates 25 January 1980 as the effective date of the withdrawal. For the text of the said declaration see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1059, p. 3l9.
15In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 24 January 1979, the Government of Israel declared the following: "The instrument deposited by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic contains a statement of a political character in respect to Israel. In the view of the Government of Israel, this is not the proper place for making such political pronouncements, which are moreover in flagrant contradiction to the principles, objects and purposes of the Organization. That pronouncement by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic cannot in any way affect whatever obligations are binding upon it under general international law or under particular treaties. "The Government of Israel will, insofar as concerns the substance of the matter, adopt towards the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic an attitude of complete reciprocity."

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