Poland in Saudi Arabia

 

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND AND THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

 

 

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia took place on May 3^rd 1995 under the Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed in New York on May 3^rd 1995. The Protocol entered into force on the same day as the first treaty document constituting and supervising bilateral relations.

 

Since then, for the last quarter of a century, a number of agreements have been signed that are since then regulating bilateral treaty relations between Poland and Saudi Arabia. Current agreements in force include:

 

1. The Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, technology, culture, tourism, youth and sport, signed in Riyadh on October 11^th, 2003, entered into force on August 19^th, 2004;

 

2. Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Political Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed in Riyadh on May 9^th, 2007, entered into force on May 9^th, 2007;

 

3. Memorandum of Understanding between the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on scientific and technological cooperation, signed in Warsaw on June 25^th, 2007, entered into force on July 17^th, 2008;

 

4. Memorandum on cooperation in science and education between the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Higher Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed in Warsaw on June 25^th, 2007, entered into force on November 12^th, 2008;

 

5. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Poland and the care for Youth General Directorate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on cooperation in the field of sport, signed in Warsaw on June 25^th, 2007, entered into force on May 16^th, 2008;

 

6. Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on cooperation in the field of health, signed in Warsaw on June 25^th, 2007, entered into force on May 16^th, 2008;

 

7. The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on cooperation in combating crime, signed in Warsaw on June 25^th, 2007, entered into force on August 9^th, 2008;

 

8. The Convention between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax evasion in the field of income taxes and the Protocol to the Convention, signed in Riyadh on February 22^nd, 2011, entered into force on June 1^st, 2012;

 

9. The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of defense, signed in Riyadh on December 8^th, 2013, entered into force on November 26^th, 2014.

 

Currently two other bilateral agreements are being negotiated between the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:

 

10. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic passports (draft);

 

11. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on facilitations in civil aviation (project).

 

 

The text was based on materials of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Riyadh