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1. Consultations shall take place as needed between the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties in order to achieve closer cooperation and agreement in all matters pertaining to the application of this Agreement.
2. Each Contracting Party may at any time request consultations with the other Contracting Party for the purpose of amending this Agreement or the Annex. Such consultations shall begin within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such request. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be agreed upon by the Contracting Parties and shall be effected through an exchange of diplomatic notes and the amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 of this Agreement.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, any amendments to the Annex to this Agreement may be agreed upon by the aeronautical authorities of the Contracting Parties, and confirmed through an exchange of diplomatic notes, and shall enter into force on a date to be determined in the diplomatic notes. This exception to paragraph 2 of this Article does not apply in case any traffic rights are added to the abovementioned Annex.