However, failure to reach common agreement on submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice or to arbitration shall not absolve the Parties from the responsibility of continuing to seek to resolve it by the means referred to in paragraph 1.
N° obstante, si no existe común acuerdo para someter la controversia a la Corte internacional de justicia o a arbitraje, las Partes no quedarán exentas de la obligación de seguir tratando de resolverla por los medios mencionados en el párrafo 1.