Montreal - Canada

Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti has headed the State of Qatar’s delegation to the 41st Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly, which began at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal, Canada, attended by the ICAO’s 193 Member States, in addition to several international organizations.

Addressing the Assembly’s first session, H.E. Al-Sulaiti said that Qatar is looking forward to becoming an ICAO Council member out of its firm belief it can contribute significantly to finding out solutions to the challenges that the aviation industry is facing nowadays and in the coming years, to serve the global aviation community.

He also highlighted Qatar’s major and well-considered steps targeting achieving remarkable progress in the civil aviation industry by creating and modernizing a world-class infrastructure that can help achieve sustainable development and fulfil universal environmental standards, in step with the QNV2030 goals, let alone protecting lives and property, and providing safe air routes.

The minister looked back on the national carrier’s and Qatari civil aviation sector’s milestones globally and humanitarianly during the Coronavirus pandemic. He also highlighted Qatar’s endeavors to provide civil aviation workforce in several countries with training and skills to increase their capacity to honor the ICAO’s Standards and Recommended Practices. This aims at enhancing civil aviation safety in those countries. Additionally, he tackled Qatar’s contributions supporting some of the ICAO’s programs.

Minister Al-Sulaiti reaffirmed Qatar’s lasting commitment to embodying ICAO’s principles – the organization that aims for a safe, environmentally sound and sustainable development of the global civil aviation, in addition to continuing and further boosting its partnership with the ICAO and Member States.

Qatar’s Ambassador to Canada H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Rashid Al-Mansouri, Director of Department of International Organizations, MOFA, H.E. Mr. Ali bin Khalfan Al Mansouri, Mr. Mohamed Faleh Alhajri, who is in charge of managing the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), and the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to ICAO Mr. Eissa Abdullah Al Malki, attended the Session.

Qatar earlier applied for an ICAO Council membership on Category C for a three-year term. Elections are to be held at the meetings of this 41st Assembly Session to elect only 36 countries to form up a fresh ICAO Council. Meetings continue until this October 7.

Qatar joined the ICAO on Sept. 5, 1971 and has ever since contributed to supporting ICAO achieve its strategic objectives as well as several efforts to enhance the future of aviation industry.