WPCW 4kOd"b*tyt w%O:ƁGpҩɻPQfvcМ /o5:xw+̀+eLt.t-?,^>e%MZ Ba_>"C8cU˕I4pE0S-yh몕]w; >%;dt-߆mfVgm4[SIںBj]`$44[9ƣhC'٨o m3P]GG- %<"?TpYah}}Jv7'#"UN %9 0:?^ yw4 mN 0` 00'HP PSC 2350 seriesTT0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,8p4 K4FilOT3|xU(&H2  XXX0.Normal !UKUS.,  _ *XXUSUK.,  8XXdd8SYRIANARABREPUBLIC#XX*@#   q CRCOPTIONALPROTOCOL(ARMEDCONFLICT)UK.,US.,_USUK.,   UK.,US.,h RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   (Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification, t  accessionorsuccession) `  Declaration: 8  RatificationofthetwoOptionalProtocolsbytheSyrianArabRepublicshallnotinanyeventimply `  recognitionofIsraelandshallnotleadtoentryintoanydealingswithIsraelinthemattersgoverned L  bytheprovisionsoftheProtocols. 8  TheSyrianArabRepublicdeclaresthatthestatutesinforceandthelegislationapplicabletothe   MinistryofDefenceoftheSyrianArabRepublicdonotpermitanypersonunder18yearsofageto   jointheactivearmedforcesorthereservebodiesorformationsanddonotpermittheenlistmentof  anypersonunderthatage.   OBJECTIONSMADETOSTATEPARTYSRESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS H  (Unlessotherwiseindicated,theobjectionsweremadeuponratification,accessionor 4 succession)USUK.,  p UK.,US.,cNote H WithregardtothedeclarationformulatedbytheGovernmentoftheSyrianArabRepublicupon   accession,theSecretaryGeneralreceivedon18July2005,thefollowingcommunicationfrom   theGovernmentofIsrael:  "TheGovernmentoftheStateofIsraelhasnotedthattheinstrumentofratificationoftheSyrian   ArabRepublicoftheabovementionedProtocol[...],containsadeclarationwithrespecttothe l! StateofIsrael. X"  TheGovernmentoftheStateofIsraelconsidersthatsuchdeclaration,whichisexplicitlyofa 0$" politicalnature,isincompatiblewiththepurposesandobjectivesoftheProtocol. %l # TheGovernmentoftheStateofIsraelthereforeobjectstotheaforesaiddeclarationmadebythe &D"% SyrianArabRepublic." '0#& (Note_5,_ԀChapterIV.11b,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)