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SUBJECT: CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY AGREEMENT - CORRECTED TEXT 
OF GOAM PROPOSED CHANGES 
 
REF: A) 06 STATE 126429 B) 06 YEREVAN 1703 C) 
     PELLETREAU-COLEMAN E-MAIL 12-8-2006 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly. 
 
¶1. (SBU) On December 7, 2006, the GOAM submitted a Diplomatic 
Note to the Embassy with proposed changes to the draft Civil 
Aviation Security Agreement initiated by the USG in August 
2006 (ref A).  Unfortunately, post incorrectly transcribed 
the text of the Diplomatic Note and the text reported in 
reftel B was both incomplete and incorrect.  Ref C e-mail, 
however,  highlighted the omitted text concerning termination 
of the agreement.  In order to correct any misunderstandings, 
post is resending the text of the GOAM's December 7, 2006 
Diplomatic Note.  The changes proposed by the GOAM were 
submitted in English and the text in para 2 reflects the full 
and complete GOAM proposed text.  Post regrets any 
inconvenience caused by the incorrect transcription.  Despite 
the fact that Armenia is also reviewing a proposed Open Skies 
Agreement, post believes that GOAM approval for an Open Skies 
agreement may still be months away and recommends that we 
continue to work to finalize this security agreement as 
quickly as possible. 
 
¶2. (U) GOAM proposed language for the Civil Aviation Security 
Agreement: 
 
BEGIN TEXT: 
 
AGREEMENT ON CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF AMERICA 
 
The Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government 
of the United States of America (hereinafter Parties): 
 
Having regard to our civil transport relations, which are 
conducted on the basis of comity and reciprocal co-operation; 
 
Reaffirming that one obligation to protect, in our mutual 
relationship, the security of civil aviation against acts of 
unlawful interference is an integral part of our civil air 
transport relations in accordance with our rights and 
obligations under international law; 
 
Noting, that each Party has the right to withhold, revoke, 
limit or impose conditions on the operating authorization or 
technical permission of an airline or airlines of the other 
Party to ensure the security of civil aviation; 
 
Enter into agreement as follows: 
 
Article 1 
 
The Parties agree to carry out co-operation in (sic.) sphere 
of civil aviation security, based on this Agreement, their 
national legislations (sic.) and those international treaties 
to which they are members. 
 
The Parties shall provide upon request all necessary 
assistance to each other to prevent act (sic.) of seizure of 
civil aircraft and other acts against the safety of such 
aircraft, of their passengers and crew, and of airports and 
air navigation facilities.  In case of any threat it is 
necessary to apply to the civil air navigation center. 
 
Article II 
 
The Parties shall act in conformity with the provisions of 
the Convention on Offenses and Certain Other Acts Committed 
on Board Aircraft, done at Tokyo on 14 September, 1963; the 
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of 
Aircraft, done at The Hague on 16 December, 1970; the 
Convention on Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil 
Aviation done at Montreal on 23 September, 1971; and the 
Protocol Supplementary to the Montreal Convention of 1971 on 
Acts of Violence at Airports, done at Montreal on 24 
February, 1988. 
 
Article III 
 
The Parties shall, in their mutual relations, act in 
accordance with the aviation security standards and 
appropriate recommended practices established by the 
International Civil Aviation Organization and designated as 
Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 
done at Chicago on 7 December, 1944. 
 
Parties shall require that operators of aircraft of their 
registry as well as operators of aircraft who have their 
 
principal place of business or permanent residence in their 
territory, and the operators of airports acting in their 
territory, act in conformity with such aviation security 
provisions and conditions. 
 
Article IV 
 
Each Party is obligated to carry out all provision and 
conditions connected with security which are required by the 
other Party for entry into, for departure from, and while 
within the territory of the other Party and also to take 
appropriate measures to protect aircraft and to inspect 
passengers, crew, and their baggage and carry-on items, as 
well as cargo, and aircraft stores, prior to boarding or 
loading.  Each Party shall also give positive consideration 
to any request from the other Party for special security 
measures to meet a particular threat. 
 
Article V 
 
When an incident or threat of an incident of unlawful seizure 
of aircraft or other unlawful acts against the passengers, 
crew, aircraft, airports, or air navigation facilities 
occurs, the Parties shall assist each other by providing 
information and shall initiate other measures intended to 
terminate such incident or threat. 
 
Article VI 
 
When either Party has reasonable grounds to believe that the 
other Party has violated or has departed from conditions and 
provisions of this Agreement, that Party has (sic.) right to 
enter into direct negotiations with the other Party or to 
organize consultation. 
 
Article VII 
 
This Agreement will come into force on the date of receiving 
the last written notification, by which the Parties notify 
each other through diplomatic channel concerning the 
fulfillment of procedures under the national legislation 
required for its entry into force and is concluded for an 
unlimited period of time. 
 
Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon six months 
written notice to the other Party. 
 
Done in Yerevan this (xxth) day of (month), 2006 in two 
copies, in Armenian and English, two texts having equal legal 
force. 
 
For the Government of the Republic of Armenia 
 
 
For the Government of the United States of America 
 
END TEXT. 
GODFREY