Basic Documents
Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation
Signatories to the Convention & Declarations
Signatories to the IOMed Convention and their Declarations
Contracting States: China, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Congo, Kiribati, Pakistan, Kenya, Dominica, Central African Republic, Myanmar, Cambodia, Belarus
Signatory States: Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nauru, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
Declarations by Contracting States：
China
In accordance with Article 25 and 29 of the Convention, the People’s Republic of China will not submit its disputes arising under the World Trade Organization to the International Organization for Mediation.
In accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC, the Government of the PRC decides that the Convention applies to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC. (Courtesy translation, original language: Chinese)
Venezuela
Disputes related to the vital interests of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, such as independence, territorial sovereignty, maritime delimitation, maritime interests or other issues concerning the territory and free exercise of sovereignty of the Republic, are excluded from the mediation services provided by the International Organization for Mediation. (Courtesy translation, original language: Spanish)
Myanmar
Pursuant to Article 29, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar hereby declares that the mediation service under the Convention shall not be applicable to matters that it considers inappropriate for such process, including, but not limited to, issues relating to territorial sovereignty between States, delimitation of maritime boundaries, maritime entitlements, or any matters that require intergovernmental negotiations and agreement, in accordance with the Article 29.
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar declares that the application of this Convention shall be in conformity with its domestic laws and regulations.
States that have signed or endorsed the Joint Statement on the Future Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation
Algeria, Belarus, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Madagascar, Pakistan, Serbia，Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, and Zimbabwe.
Headquarters Agreement
Coming soon.
The IOMed will negotiate a host country agreement with the Government of the People’s Republic of China in conformity with Chapter X Privileges and Immunities of the IOMed Convention in due course.