AGREEMENT
on Amendments to the Agreement on Co-operation in the Field of Education and Science between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt done on 1 March 2009

The Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

considering the growing cooperation between the two countries in the field of higher education and science,

wishing to provide support for the development of contacts and the exchange of students and researchers between higher education institutions of the Parties,

considering the Agreement on Co-operation in the Field of Education and Science between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt done on 1 March 2009, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement,

recognizing the need to amend the Agreement,

have agreed as follows.  

Article 1

Add a new Article 5¹ to the Agreement as follows:

"Article 5¹

The Parties may offer each other scholarships to students, academic staff and researchers for bachelor, master and doctoral studies and research at the higher education institutions and for participation in international summer schools."

Article 2

Add a new Article 12¹ to the Agreement as follows:

"Article 12¹

All activities carried out in the framework of this Agreement are subject to available financial resources of the Parties and shall be undertaken in accordance with their national laws and regulations and international obligations. This Agreement shall not affect any rights and obligations of the Parties under any other international treaties to which they are parties."

Article 3

Notwithstanding anything said in the Article 13 of the Agreement, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signature by the two Parties.

Done in duplicate in Cairo on 12 June 2022 in Latvian, Arabic and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In the case of divergence of interpretation of this Agreement, the English text shall prevail.