Open Skies Agreements

Bilateral Open Skies and Air Transport Agreements in 2013

United States views on international law [1] in relation to Bilateral Open Skies and Air Transport Agreements: Information on recent U.S. Open Skies and other air transport agreements, by country, is available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/index.htm. During 2013, activities on Open Skies included the following:

– On February 14, the United States and Russia agreed, ad referendum, on a protocol with attached annexes to replace the annexes to the 1994 Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation (the initialed protocol and annexes are available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/r/rs/205175.htm); – On March 25, the United States and Guyana signed the U.S.-Guyana Air Transport Agreement, with entry into force upon signature (available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/g/gy/206955.htm);

– On May 28, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed an Open Skies air transport agreement which has been applied on the basis of comity and reciprocity since it was initialed in 2011 (agreement available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/s/sa/210079.htm);

– On July 8, the United States and Suriname signed an air transport agreement, available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/s/ns/212480.htm, that will enter into force upon an exchange of diplomatic notes confirming that all necessary internal procedures have been completed for entry into force;

– On August 15, the United States and Bangladesh reached ad referendum agreement on, and initialed the text of, an air transport agreement (agreement available at (Secretary of State website) state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/b/bg/213413.htm).

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Notes

1. Bilateral Open Skies and Air Transport Agreements in the Digest of United States Practice in International Law