of the States of the Contracting Parties to ensure close collaboration in all matters affecting the fulfillment of the present Agreement.
2. Either Contracting Party may request at any time consultations on the interpretation, application or modification of the present Agreement with the other Contracting Party. Such consultations which may be between aeronautical authorities of the States of the Contracting Parties through direct negotiations or by correspondence, shall begin within a period of sixty (60) days from the date the other Contracting Party receives a written request, unless the Contracting Parties agree to an extension of this period.
Article 17
Provision of statistics
The aeronautical authorities of the State of either Contracting Party shall supply to the aeronautical authorities of the State of the other Contracting Party, at their request, statistics or other such information relating to traffic carried on the agreed services by the designated airlines to and from the territory of the State of the other Contracting Party.
Article 18
Settlement of disputes
1. If any dispute arises between the Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation or application of present Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall in the first place try to settle it by negotiations between aeronautical authorities of the States of both Contracting Parties.
2. If the said aeronautical authorities of the States of the Contracting Parties fail to reach an agreement, the dispute shall be settled through diplomatic channels.
3. If settlement cannot be reached by the methods mentioned in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article, the dispute shall, at the request of either Contracting Party, be submitted for decision to arbitration consisting of three arbitrators, two to be appointed by each Contracting Party and the third - umpire - to be appointed by the two so appointed.
4. In case the dispute is referred to arbitration each of the Contracting Parties shall appoint an arbitrator within a period of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt by either Contracting Party from the other of a notice through diplomatic channels requesting of the dispute by the arbitration and the umpire to be appointed within a further sixty (60) days. If either of the Contracting Parties fails to appoint an arbitrator within the specified period or if the umpire is not appointed within the specified period the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization may be requested by either Contracting Party to appoint an arbitrator or umpire as the case requires.
5. The umpire appointed under paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, shall be national of a third state and shall act as Chairman of the arbitration. If the Chairman is a national of the State of either Contracting Party or if he is otherwise prevented from discharging this function, the Vice-President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization deputizing for him should make the necessary appointments.
6. The decision of the arbitration shall be reached by a majority of votes and shall be binding upon both Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall bear the cost of its own member as well as of its representation in the arbitrate proceedings. The cost of the Chairman and any other costs shall be borne in equal parts by the Contracting Parties. The arbitration shall determine its own procedure.
7. If and so long as either Contracting Party or its designated airline fails to comply with a decision given under paragraph 6 of this Article, the other Contracting Party may limit, withhold or revoke any rights or privileges which it has granted by virtue of the present Agreement.
Article 19
Modification of the Agreement
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