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Liévano–Brutus treaty

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Type
  
Boundary delimitation

Location
  
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Parties
  
Colombia  Haiti

Signed
  
17 February 1978

Effective
  
16 February 1979

Depositary
  
United Nations Secretariat

The Liévano–Brutus treaty is a treaty that defined the maritime boundary between the Republic of Colombia and Haiti. The treaty was signed in the town of Port-au-Prince on February 17, 1978. The treaty was approved by the Congress of Colombia by Law 12 of 1978. Ratification of the treaty was officially done on February 16, 1979. The treaty also stipulates that there must be cooperation on environmental issues and the protection of migratory species.

The full name of the treaty is Agreement on Delimitation of the Maritime Boundaries between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Haiti. It is named for the foreign ministers of the two countries that signed the agreement—Indalecio Liévano of Colombia and Edner Brutus of Haiti.

References

Liévano–Brutus treaty Wikipedia