Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
between the Government of India and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics continues...

ARTICLE XI
This treaty is concluded for the duration of twenty years and will be automatically extended for each successive period of five years unless either High Contracting Party declares its desire to terminate it by giving notice to the other High Contracting Party twelve months prior to the expiration of the Treaty. The Treaty will be subject to ratification and will come into force on the date of the exchange of Instruments of Ratification which will take place in Moscow within one month of the signing of this Treaty.

ARTICLE XII
Any difference of interpretation of any Article or Articles of this Treaty that may arise between the High Contracting Parties will be settled bilaterally by peaceful means in a spirit of mutual respect and understating.
The said Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty in Hindi, Russian and English, all texts being equally authentic and have affixed thereto their seals.
DONE in New Delhi on the ninth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy one.

On behalf of the Republic of India:
SD/-
SARDAR SWARAN SINGH,
Minister of External Affairs.


On behalf of the Union of Soviet : Socialist Republic :
SD/-
A..A. GROMYKO,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.

August 09, 1971


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