English to Ukrainian Other Government / Politics

Although their agreement will be res inter alias acta in relation to third states, the third states will be under a legal obligation not to deal with the state property of the former SFRY in a manner different to that provided in such an agreement. They cannot ignore such an agreement provided that it reserves all the rights of the state refusing to co-operate. As already stressed, the most important factor is that third states will then not be entitled to treat the FRY as the legitimate owner of the property which it illegally keeps in its possession.