Montreal [Canada] - The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) appreciates and supports the cooperation between the Arab quartet in the field of aviation safety in the Middle East region. Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathi participated on Tuesday in the special session held by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. In the context of the participation of the delegations of the 189 member states of the ICAO in the special session in Montreal held following a complaint submitted by Qatar under article 54 of the Convention of International Civil Aviation (Chicago 1944), which gives member states the right to question any matter related to the convention. The meeting resulted in the following decisions: 1. To request the Secretariat to continue to implement the emergency plan. 2. Encourage states to cooperate to ensure the implementation of technical solutions. 3. Encourage the Secretariat to update the information regularly and submit it to the council, beginning from the next session of the council. 4. To acknowledge the spirit of cooperation and to provide good offices to facilitate outstanding technical issues, if any. 5. Urge all member states of the ICAO to adhere to the spirit of the Chicago Convention and to cooperate to ensure the safety, security and efficiency of international civil aviation.
