18. Wherever possible and consistent with fundamental principles of domestic law, when an individual is in the territory of a State Party and has to be heard as a witness or expert by the judicial authorities of another State Party, the first State Party may, at the request of the other, permit the hearing to take place by video conference if it is not possible or desirable for the individual in question to appear in person in the territory of the requesting State Party. States Parties may agree that the hearing shall be conducted by a judicial authority of the requesting State Party and attended by a judicial authority of the requested State Party.
18. 当在某一缔约国境内的某人需作为证人或鉴定人接受另一缔约国司法当局询问，且该人不可能或不宜到请求国出庭，则前一个缔约国可应该另一缔约国的请求，在可能且符合本国法律基本原则的情况下，允许以电视会议方式进行询问，缔约国可商定由请求缔约国司法当局进行询问且询问时应有被请求缔约国司法当局在场。