Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/736

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105 STAT. 2620 PROCLAMATION 6308—JUNE 24, 1991 Article Xn.—Dispute Settlement 1. Nationals, companies and organizations of either Party shall be accorded national treatment with respect to access to all courts and administrative bodies in the territory of the other Party, as plaintiffs, defendants or otherwise. They shall not claim or enjoy immunity from suit or execution of judgment, proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, or other liability in the territory of the other Party with respect to commercial transactions; they also shall not claim or enjoy immunities from taxation with respect to commercial fransactions, except as may be provided in other bilateral agreements. 2. The Parties encourage the adoption of arbitration for the settlement of disputes arising out of commercial transactions concluded between nationals or companies of the United States and nationals or organizations of the Mongolian People's Republic. Such arbitration may be provided for by agreements in contracts between such nationals, companies or organizations, or in separate written agreements between them. 3. The parties may provide for arbitration under any internationaly recognized arbifration rules, including the UNCITRAL Rules in which case the parties should designate an Appointing Authority under said rules in a country other than the United States or the Mongolian People's Republic. 4. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the parties should specify as the place of arbitration a country other than the United States or the Mongolian People's Republic, that is a party to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbifral Awards, done at New York, 1958. 5. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prevent, and the Parties shall not prohibit, the parties from agreeing upon any other form of arbitration or dispute settlement which they mutually prefer and agree best suits their particular needs. 6. Each Party shall ensure that an effective means exists within its territory for the recognition and enforcement of arbifral awards. Article XIII.—National Security The provisions of this Agreement shall not limit the right of either Party to take any action for the protection of its security interests. Article XIV.—Consultations 1. The Parties agree to consult periodically to review the operation of this Agreement. 2. The Parties agree to consult promptly through appropriate channels at the request of either Party to discuss any matter concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement and other relevant aspects of the relations between the Parties.