Settlement of Differences
Brazil and the United States (2016)
During its 222nd, 223rd and 224th Sessions, the Council was provided with progress reports on the status of the negotiations between the Applicant (Brazil) and the Respondent (United States). The Council was informed, inter alia, that the Parties had continued to make progress toward resolving the dispute that had been temporarily stalled by the international public health crisis. The Parties also expressed their willingness to continue to discuss finalizing resolution of the dispute, with a view to concluding negotiations as soon as possible. The Council welcomed the progress made by the Parties in resolving the dispute as well as welcomed the establishment of a Task Force related to obligations under Article 12 of the Chicago Convention, and expressed the hope that the matter would be resolved as soon as possible. The Council will remain seized of this matter and will continue to receive progress reports from the Secretary General.
Application A: Qatar and Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (2017)
Application B: Qatar and Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (2017)
By letter dated 8 January 2021, the Agent for the State of Qatar informed the Organization that the State of Qatar wished “to suspend the proceedings on the merits currently pending before the Council, as agreed between the Parties in the Al Ula Declaration”. The letter further indicated that the “requested suspensions are for the purpose of facilitating an amicable settlement of the disagreements between the Parties”. By letters dated 24, 25 and 26 January 2021, the Agents for the Respondents in both Application (A) and Application (B) informed the Organization that their respective Governments agreed to the State of Qatar’s request to suspend the proceedings on the merits currently pending before the Council “pursuant to the terms of settlement already agreed in the Al Ula Declaration”.
In light of the above, the Council, at the 3rd meeting of its 222nd Session, agreed to suspend the proceedings pending before it in both Application (A) and Application (B) on the merits, pursuant to the request of the Applicant. The Council also took into account that in doing so, there were no objections from the respective Respondents. It also agreed that it would not be necessary for these items to be included in the Work Programme of the Council for future sessions unless specifically requested by one of the Parties to the disputes, or unless it was necessary for the Secretariat to report on new developments arising from the Parties’ efforts to settle their disputes amicably.
By letter dated 31 May 2021, the Agent for the State of Qatar informed the Organization that the State of Qatar wished “to withdraw its claims against the Arab Republic of Egypt in the proceedings currently pending before the Council”. By letter dated 22 June 2021, the Agent for the Arab Republic of Egypt informed the Organization that the Arab Republic of Egypt had “no objection to the request of the State of Qatar to withdraw its claims”. Accordingly, further to a decision of the Council of 16 July 2021, the President officially recorded the discontinuance of the proceedings against the Arab Republic of Egypt in both Application (A) and Application (B) in accordance with Article 17 (2) of the Rules for the Settlement of Differences (Doc 7782/2).
