Qatar wins ICAO council membership
The State of Qatar has won membership of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council for the first time.
Montreal, The Gulf Observer: The State of Qatar has won membership of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council for the first time in its history, in the elections that took on Tuesday, at the meetings of the 41st Session of the ICAO Assembly, which is convened in Montreal, Canada, with participation of delegations of 193 countries. The membership will be for the next three years (2023-2025) on Group C.
Qatar achieved a landslide victory in elections and garnered 160 votes, making it one of the highest-scoring candidates on Group C; something that emphasizes the country’s significant contributions and efforts in civil aviation industry.
Following the announcement, Minister of Transport H E Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti said that Qatar’s winning of an ICAO Council membership emphasizes the country’s ranking and recognition at international fora, regionally and globally; under the leadership of the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. He said it also reflects ICAO Member States’ confidence that Qatar is capable of significantly contributing to finding solutions to the aviation industry’s current and future challenges.
The result, he added, was also a fruit of the massive work that the country has done for long to develop its civil aviation sector, and which receives tireless and unlimited support from the government, until that critical sector has become world-renowned.
Today’s achievement, he said, ushers in a new era to further consolidate the country’s leading position in civil aviation industry worldwide, and serves as an incentive to continue innovatively deploying the best universal practices in safety, security, air navigation and environmental sustainability.
