The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Uganda (hereinafter jointly referred to as the “State Parties” and separately as “State Party”);

WISHING to forge closer juridical ties and promote more effective international cooperation by means of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters for the investigation and prosecution of offences;

RECOGNIZING that many criminal activities pose a serious threat to mankind and take the form of transnational criminal operations in which evidence or elements relating to criminal offences can frequently be found in a
number of States;

HAVE AGREED as follows: