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5. The Bilateral Agreement on the Principles of Mutual Relations, in

particular on Non-interference and Non-intervention; the Declaration on

International Guarantees; the Bilateral Agreement on the Voluntary Return

of Refugees; and the present Agreement on the Interrelationships for the

Settlement of the Situation Relating to Afghanistan will enter into force on

15 May 1988.

In accordance with the time-frame agreed upon between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Republic of Afghanistan there will be a phased withdrawal of the foreign troops which will start on the date of entry into force mentioned above. One half of the troops will be withdrawn by 15 August 1988 and the withdrawal of all troops will be completed within nine months.

6. The interrelationship in paragraph 5 above have been agreed upon in

order to achieve effectively the purpose of the political settlement, namely,

that as from 15 May 1988, there will be no interference and intervention in

any form in the affairs of the Parties; the international guarantees will be in

operation; the voluntary return of the refugees to their homeland will start

and be completed within the time-frame specified in the agreement on the

voluntary return of the refugees; and the phased withdrawal of the foreign

troops will start and be completed within the time-frame envisaged in

paragraph 5.

It is therefore essential that all the obligations deriving from the

instruments concluded as component parts of the settlement be strictly

fulfilled and that all the steps required to ensue full compliance with all the

provisions of the instruments be completed in good faith.

7. To consider alleged violations and to work out prompt and mutually

satisfactory solutions to questions that may arise in the implementation of

the instruments comprising the settlement representatives of the Republic of

Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall meet whenever

required.

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