By Mohamed Attia
In the midst of a difficult atmosphere and hot issues, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is holding its forty-first general assembly, which will continue its work until October 7, 2022, in which the delegations of 193 member states of the organisation participate.
The importance of the ICAO General Assembly, which is held every three years, is due to the fact that it is the first since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
On the other hand, Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Abbas is heading the Egyptian delegation participating in the ICAO meetings, in his first international participation after assuming the responsibility of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The minister is scheduled to deliver Egypt’s speech before the ICAO General Assembly, during which he will review Egypt’s vision towards various issues and challenges facing the aviation industry and its role in supporting ICAO’s efforts and permanent coordination for the global air transport service.
Egypt’s participation comes as part of ensuring an effective presence in all regional and international conferences and meetings concerned with the aviation industry, based on Egypt’s leading role in the field of civil aviation.
The agenda of the General Assembly of the International Aviation Organisation includes a number of important issues related to air transport policies, sustainability and the future of the industry in light of the challenges it faces, foremost among which are the security, safety and environment of global aviation and electronic security within the framework of the global aviation security plan issued by ICAO.
This comes as well as ways to confront climate change and reduce environmental pollution in accordance with the carbon compensation and emissions reduction plan in the field of international aviation known as the CORSIA Plan issued by ICAO.
Egypt participates in the work of the ICAO General Assembly with a high-level delegation.
