The agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Estonia on assistance to persons moving from Russia to Estonia and from Estonia to Russia

of October 5, 1993

The government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Estonia which are hereinafter referred to as with "Parties"

being guided by the principles containing in the main documents of the UN on human rights, provisions of the Helsinki Final act, and also the subsequent documents of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;

based on provisions of article 5 of the Agreement on bases of the interstate relations of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Republic of Estonia of January 12, 1991;

proceeding from the aspiration to determine procedure and conditions of resettlement of persons, and also cross liabilities of the Parties on rendering to them assistance in resettlement,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

This agreement governs the relations which are not falling within scope of the migratory laws of the states and arising during voluntary resettlement of persons in their territory.

The parties recognize inadmissible any compulsion of persons to resettlement. Persons having nationality of the state on which territory they move and also persons who on their origin are granted citizenship of this state according to the legislation of both states existing at the time of the signature of this agreement fall under action of this agreement.

Application of this agreement to each particular person is single.

Article 2

The terms applied in this agreement have the following value:

"The state of departure" - the state of former permanent residence.

"The state of entrance" - the state of new permanent residence.

"Immigrant" - the person who is constantly living in the territory of one of the states, having nationality of other state, or person who on its origin is granted citizenship of other state and the expressed desire to move on permanent residence on the territory of other state.

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