(d) any other relevant issue within the scope of this Agreement.
Article 16. Consultation and Exchange of Information
The Contracting Parties may agree, at any time, at the request of either Contracting Party, to enter into consultations on the interpretation or application of this Agreement. At the request of either Contracting Party, information shall be exchanged on the measures taken by the other Contracting Party having a potential impact on new investments, existing investments, or returns covered by this Agreement.
Article 17. Service of Documents
Notices and other documents in disputes under Article 12 (Settlernent of Disputes between a Contracting Party and Investors of the other Contracting Party) shall be served on Türkiye by delivery to:
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hukuk ve Mevzuat Genel Müdürü
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Külliyesi
06560 Beştepe-Ankara
Türkiye
(General Directorate of Law and Legislation of Presidency
Presidential Complex
06560 Beştepe - Ankara
Türkiye)
Notices and other documents in disputes under Article 12 (Settlement of Disputes between a Contracting Party and Investors ofthe other Contracting Party) shall be served on Venezuela by delivery to:
Ministry of People's Power ofEconomy, Finance and Foreign Trade Office of Integration and International Affairs
Ministry Headquarters Building, Av. Urdaneta. Carmelites
Caracas, 1010,
Venezuela
Article 18. Entry Into Force, Validity, Amendment and Denunciation
1. This Agreement shall enter into force sixty (60) days after the date of receipt of the last notification sent by the Contracting Parties, in writing and through diplomatic channels, of the completion of the respective internal legal procedures necessary for this purpose.
2. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of ten (10) years and shall continue in force unless terminated pursuant in accordance with this Article.
3. Either Contracting Party may, by written notice to the other Contracting Party one (1) year in advance, termínate this Agreement at the end of the initial ten (10) year period or at any time thereafter.
4. This Agreement may be amended by mutual written consent of the Contracting Parties at any time. Amendments shall enter into force in accordance with the same legal procedures prescribed in this Article.
5. In the event of termination, the provisions of Articles 1 through 17 of this Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of five (5) years following the date of termination.
Conclusion
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned representatives, duly authorized by their respective governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE in duplicate at Istanbul on July 21, 2023, in the Turkish, Spanish, and English languages, all texts being equally authentic.
In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TÜRKIYE
Hakan Fidan
Minister of Foreign Affairs
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
Yvan Gil
Minister of People's Power of Foreign Affairs