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.
十八、当在某一缔约国领域内的某人需作为证人或者鉴定人接受另一缔约国司法机关询问，而且该人不可能或者不宜到请求国领域出庭时，被请求缔约国可以依该另一缔约国的请求，在可能而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，缔约国可以商定由请求缔约国司法机关进行询问，询问时应当有被请求缔约国司法机关人员在场。