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Sporazum se v izvirniku v angleškem jeziku in v slovenskem prevodu glasi: Tokyo, October 1, 1992 Excellency, I have the honour to confirm to Your Excellency on behalf of the Government of Japan The understanding reached between the two Governments that diplomatic relations shall be established between Japan and the Republic of Slovenia as from October 12, and that diplomatic envoys with the rank of ambassador shall be exchanged at the earliest possible date. Trusting that the relationship hereby established between the two countries will contribute to strengthening further the friendship and cooperation between our two nations, I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. Michio Watanabe, (s) Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan His Excellency dr. Dimitrij Rupel Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Excellency, I have the honour to confirm to Your Excellency on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia the understanding reached between the two Governments that diplomatic relations shall be established between the Republic of Slovenia and Japan as from 12 October 1992 and that diplomatic envoys with the rank of ambassador shall be exchanged at the earliest possible date. Trusting that the relationship hereby established between the two countries will contribute to strengthening further the friendship and cooperation between our two nations. I avail myself of this opportunity to extend to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. Ljubljana, 12 October 1992. dr. Dimitrij Rupel, (s) H.E. Mr Michio Watanabe Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Tokyo Tokio, 1. oktober 1992 Ekscelenca, v čast mi je, da v imenu japonske vlade potrdim Vaši Ekscelenci, da sta se obe vladi dogovorili o vzpostavitvi diplomatskih odnosov med Japonsko in Republiko Slovenijo z 12. oktobrom in o izmenjavi diplomatskih odposlancev na ravni veleposlanikov, čimprej bo mogoče. V upanju, da bodo tako vzpostavljeni diplomatski odnosi med obema državama prispevali k okrepitvi nadaljnjega prijateljstva in sodelovanja med našima narodoma, naj ob tej priložnosti izrazim Vaši Ekscelenci moje odlično spoštovanje. Michio Watanabe l. r. Minister za zunanje zadeve Japonske Njegova Ekscelenca dr. Dimitrij Rupel Minister za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije Ekscelenca, V čast mi je, da v imenu slovenske Vlade potrdim Vaši Ekscelenci, da sta se obe vladi dogovorili o vzpostavitvi diplomatskih odnosov med Republiko Slovenijo in Japonsko z 12. oktobrom in o izmenjavi diplomatskih odposlancev na ravni veleposlanikov, čimprej bo mogoče. V upanju, da bodo tako vzpostavljeni diplomatski odnosi med obema državama prispevali k nadaljnji krepitvi prijateljstva in sodelovanja med našima narodoma, naj ob tej priložnosti izrazim Vaši Ekscelenci moje odlično spoštovanje. Ljubljana, 12. oktobra 1992 dr. Dimitrij Rupel l. r. Njegova Ekscelenca Mr Michio Watanabe Minister za zunanje zadeve Japonske Tokio