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Montreal – Canada

The State of Qatar has won the post of chair of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s Technical Cooperation and Implementation Support Committee (TCC).

Mr. Essa Abdulla Al-Malki, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar on the ICAO Council, was elected as the Chairperson of the ICAO TCC, during the ICAO Council Meeting on June 22

The TCC is a subsidiary body of the ICAO Council and is responsible for assisting and advising the Council on reviewing ICAO policies and activities related to technical cooperation and assistance, training, and operational plans, as well as assessing the effectiveness of the relevant ICAO departments and implementation of the ICAO Technical Cooperation Program in the regions. The TCC also assists and advises the Council on reviewing the challenges faced by States in the development of their civil aviation sectors and ICAO mechanisms to assist States in dealing with operational and technical challenges, among others

On this occasion, Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti said electing Qatar to this post is a realization from the international community of Qatar’s effective contributions and leading role in finding solutions to the challenges of international civil aviation since elected member of the ICAO Council last year and reflects the faith of the ICAO Member States in the global position Qatar enjoys within the civil aviation community.