Minutes 

 

of the Meeting of the Heads of Working Group on Legal Matters 

of the delegations of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Republic of Hungary 

on the implementation of the Judgement of the International Court of Justice in the Case concerning the Gabčíkovo – Nagymaros Project

held in Budapest on  12 July 2005

 

1.      The delegations of the Hungarian Party and the Slovak Party met in Budapest and held talks on the studies on the law applicable in the dispute.

2.      The delegations were led by Dr. Metod ©paček and Dr. István Gerelyes respectively and their composition was as follows:

Slovak delegation 

Hungarian delegation

Dr. Metod ©paček, Head of the Public International Law Division, MFA

Dr. Eva ©urková, International Law Department, MFA

 

Dr. István Gerelyes, Deputy Director MFA, International and EU Law Department

Dr. Árpád Prandler, Agent of Hungary before the ICJ 

Dr. Gábor Baranyai, expert, Ministry of Environment and Water Management

 

  1. During the meeting the Hungarian Party presented the unofficial English translation of an expert study on applicable European Union law and the Slovak Party handed over a brief study containing the tentative list of further sources of international law.

  1. The Parties agreed that the next meeting of the Working Group would be held in Bratislava on date to be determined later.

 Done at Budapest on this 12th Day of July 2005 in two original copies in the English language.

 In witness whereof the heads of the delegations signed the present Minutes.

 

Metod ©paček, signed     

István Gerelyes, signed

for the Slovak Party 

for the Hungarian Party