CULTURAL CONVENTION BETWEEN JAPAN AND BULGARIA, FEBRUARY 11, 1943
Having reached an accord concerning the conclusion of a convention for the purpose of strengthening the mutually friendly relations existing between them, the Governments of Japan and Bulgaria have concluded today, February 11, the Japanese-Bulgarian Convention of Amity and Cultural Collaboration, the aim of which is to deepen mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries by reaffirming their relations of amity and promoting their cultural intercourse. The convention was signed by Mr. Masayuki Tani, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Yanco Peyeff, Bulgarian Minister to Japan, at the official residence of the Foreign Minister at 4 p.m.
The text of the convention is as follows :
The Imperial Government of Japan and the Royal Government of Bulgaria,
Being desirous of affirming by a solemn act and of strengthening the amicable relations which happily exist between the two countries, and
Being equally animated by the desire of developing the cultural relations of the two countries and thus deepening the mutual understanding of the two peoples, have agreed upon the following provisions :
Article 1 The two Governments hereby reaffirm the relations of amity and mutual confidence existing between the two countries.
Article 2 The two Governments shall promote, as far as possible, the cultural relations between the two countries and shall assure their closest collaboration for this purpose.
Article 3 The present convention shall enter into operation from the date of its signature and shall remain in force for ten years. It shall be prolonged by tacit renewal year by year unless either of the two Governments shall have given notice to the other six months before the expiration of its intention to terminate it.