Protocol To Facilitate the Transport of Gulnean

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Protocol
To
through
NaturalResources
Facilitatethe Transportof Gulnean-based
Uberiafor exPort
Signed bY the
K*pAtclfll5:afo.
and
The Republicof Guinea
October 2013
of Liberia("Liberia"l
TheReptrblicof Guinea ("Guinea")and the Republic
ties and close
their long-standingfriendship, strong economic
RECOGNIZTNG
culturallinks;
with the aims and obiective
the Mano River unlon (MRU)Declaration
RECALLING
ofexpandingeconomicdeve|opmentthroughenhancedr€glona|cooperatio.n;by
cooperationintheexpansionofinternationa|trade;bythecreationofconditions
productivecapacity,inc|udin8cooperation
favourab|eto the expansionof mutua|
and to secure a fair distribution of the
in the creation of new productive capacity;
benefitsof economic cooPeration;
of west African states
the revised rreaty of the Economiccommunity
RECALuNG
promoting cooperation
(Cotonou 1993), which has been the basisof
(ECOWAS)
of an economic union in west Africa in
and integration for the establishment
its people, to maintain and enhance
order to raise the living standards of
Member states and to contribute to
economicstability, to foster relations among
continent;
the progressand development of the African
llfil^lij;;G..heProtoco|f':'i:?ic.1';p!i.=.tiorrcjtheTra::gitAgreementonMotlnt
Nimba(Mifergutnrrt,)'.:)signedcnJanuary22'L983'bythePeoplc'S&evolutionary
:-'fl-iberiaand reaffirmingthe'spirit ''rf botlt
Republicof Guinea and tne fiepuD;il
iron ore and other resourcesfrom Guinea
Governmentsto facilitate the transit of
throughLiberla;
facilities and infrastructure in
coNstDERtNGthe access to the transportation
of Guinea-basednatural resources through
Liberiato facilitate the transport
Liberiaforexport,andthetransportofpersonnelandgoodsdestinedforGu|nea
throughLiberiatosupportsuchGuinea.basedoperations,isaconcretestepin
economic integration' acceleration
furtherance of the promotion of sub-regional
of mutual productivecapacity'and securing
of economicdevelopment,expansion
ofafa|rdlstributionofttrebenefitsofeconomiccooperationintheirrespective
countriesl
and
improve|iv|ngstandards
andsocia|benefits,
econom|c
to enhance
A|M|NG
e n s u r e h i g h a n d s t e a d y g r o w t h i n r e a l i n c o m egoods;
sintheirrespectiveterritories
of
andmovement
transportation
border
cross
the
through
EultDlNGon their respective
rights,obligations
and undertakings
as rnembersof
the Mano Riverunion, EcowAs, and under other murtiraterar,
regionarand
bilateral
agreements
andarrangements;
REAFFIRMING
their rightto pursueeconomic
strategies
suitedto their respective
developmentgoalsand their respectivesovereignrightsto regulateacflvitiesin
theirrespective
countriesto realizetheirnationalpotiryobjectives;
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coNSclOUsthat a Comprehensive
CrossBorderTransitCo-operationAgreement
wouldcontributenot only to the acceleration
of economicdevelopmentin both
countries,
but wouldalsosecurecloserlinksanda fair distributionof the benefits
of economiccooperationin their respective
countries;
Now THEREFORE,
the Governmentof the Republicof Liberia and the
Government
of the Republic
of Guineaagreeasfollows:
ARTICTE
1
OB.,ECr
Theobj:;t ai this Protocolis t; cr-fi:m the commitmentof the Governmentof
.i:: illublic of Liberiato grantingaccess
ani tire Crr;ernmentof the Republic
of
Guineato acceptingthe use of said access,to transportationfacilities and
infrastructure
in Liberiaincludingin particularrailwaysand ports,to facilitatethe
transportation
of Guinea-based
naturalresources
through Liberiafor export,and
the transportationof personneland goodsdestinedfor Guineathrough Liberiato
supportsuchGuinea-based
naturalresource
operations.
Y
a.
ARTICTE
2
AUTHORIZATION
& IMPLEMENTATTON
MODALIW
Thepartiesunderstand
that crossbordertransitcooperation
involvesnot only an
agreementon the mode of passageand the points of entry, infrastructure,
securityissues,immigration,customs,taxesand fees amongothers, but alsothe
designation
of the entltiesto usethe facilitiesby eachParty. In this regard,the
Governrnent
of Guineashallhavethe primaryauthorityto designatethe entityor
entitiesfrom the Guineanside that are to usethe Liberian-based
transportation
facilitiesand infrastructure. Any such entity approvedby the Governmentof
Guinea
shallalsobe subjectto approvalby the Government
of Liberia.
approved by the
Any entity designated by the Government of Guinea and
and separatecross
Governmentof Liberiashall enter into a more comprehensive
of the Republicof
border transit cooperation agreernentwith the Government
infrastructure in Liberia on
Liberiafor the use of transportation facilitiesand
the spirit of this Protocol'
termsand conditionsto be mutually agreedupon within
Anyentity(orentities)sodesignatedbytheGovernmentofGuineamustho|d
within the area defined by
miningtitle(s)relatingto mineralresourcessituated
set out below:
theco-ordinates
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ARTICLE
ADMINISTRATION
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with the Ministryof Lands'
closecollaboration
TheMinistryof ForeignAffairsin
shall
of Transportof the Republicof Liberia
Minesand Energy".ia ,n. Ministry
a d r n i n i s t e r t h i s P r o t o c o | f o r a n d o n b e h a l f o f tof
h e G o v eand
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heRepub|icof
Affairs,the Ministry mines
Foreign
of
Ministry
The
Liberia.
theMinistryofTransportshalladministerthisProtocolforandonbehalfofthe
of Guinea'
Republic
ARTICTE
4
ENTRY
INTOFORCE
ThisProtocolshallcome Into force on the date of slgnlngby the Governmentof
the Republicof Uberiaon the one handand the Governmentof the Republicof
Guineaon the other hand,
ARTICTE
5
Amendments
Eitherparty shall requestamendmentsto this Protocol. Any such amendment
shallbe by mutualconsent.
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WHEREFORE
AND lN VIEWOF THEJOREGOING,
this Instrument
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has been executedon the
. -dayof October 2013 in
two original copleseach containingthe true text thereof in the
Englishandthe Frenchlanguages.
OF
FORTHEGOVERNMENT
OFLIBERIA
REPUELIC
FORTHEGOVERNMENTOF THE
THEREPUBLIC
OF GUINEA
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Monsieur Aboubacar SAMpIL
Pr6sident-Directeur G6n6ral
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; Autorisationd'exporterle
ivlineraide fer par le Liberia.
:vlonsieurle Pr6sident.DirecteurG6n6ral,
r';c1rrq6r6ceptionde votre courrier en date du 31
fuillet aoLg, relative i votre
iienranded'autorisaiiond'exporter vclre minerai cte ier i partir du port situ6 air
i,ib6ria.
Jevousen remerci=.
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,i1;t'ds6tudedu rapport descriptifde votre projet d'exploitationde mineraide fer aux
MontsNimbade iuin 2OL3 faisant ressortir la proximit6 de votre gisementavec Ie
i,ibdria,et pour desraisonsde rentabitit6€conomiquede I'exploitationet d'€vacuation
.ic vos ressources,
le GouvernementaccordeI'autorisationd'exportervotre mineraide,
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rr,:'aparlirdu territoireLib6rien.
"etrillez agr6er,Monsieur le Prtisident- Directeur G6n6ral, l'expressionde mes
rneilleurssentiments.
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MINISTRYOFMINES
ANDGEOLOGY
MINISTER'SOFFICE
From The Minister
No. [stamp]| 062lMMG / CAB / CEF/20 tg
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To
Mr AboubacarSAMpIL
Presidentand CEO
' WestAfrica Exploration
S.A. (Lrd.)
CONAKRY
Re:Authorisationfor Liberia
to exportlron Ore
Dcarffi Pfcsfulentand CEO,
I amrvriting to notiff you that I havc rcceiutd your lener datcd 3l
July, 2013, rcgading your requestfor
authorisationto €xport your iron orc frromthc port locaed in Liberia.
Thank you for your letter,
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After havingstudiedthe reportdescribingyour projectto mine iron
ore in the Nimba Mountainsdated
June2013,whichnotedthe proximity oI'your mineraldepositto Liberia,
for reasonsrelatedto financial
profitabilityfor the mining and e:rtractionof your resourcesn
the Governmentis grantingyour requestfor
c
authorisationto exportyour iron ore througb Libernnterritory.
I remainnMr. President and CEO, with bestwishes.
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