the kingdom negotiates and concludes international treaties and agreements. those that do not affect aruba, curaçao, or sint maarten directly are dealt with by the provisions of the constitution (in fact by the netherlands alone). article 24 of the charter specifies that when an international treaty or agreement affects aruba, curaçao, or sint maarten, the treaty or agreement concerned shall be submitted to their representative assemblies. the article further specifies that when such a treaty or agreement is submitted for the tacit approval of the states general of the netherlands (), the ministers plenipotentiary may communicate their wish that the treaty or agreement concerned shall be subject to the express approval of the states general.