Article 14Termination

1. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five (5) years and shall be renewed for successive periods of five (5) years unless either Party notifies the other Party in writing of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

2. Each Party may at any time give notice in writing through diplomatic channels to the other Party of its decision to terminate this Agreement. In such case, this Agreement shall be terminated three (3) months after that date of receipt of the notice by the other Party, unless the notice to terminate is withdrawn by agreement before the expiry of this period.

3. The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect the completion of any ongoing cooperative activities under this Agreement, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Framework Agreement.

Done in duplicate at Tashkent, on June 1, 2023, in the Uzbek, Korean and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.

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