Civil Aviation Administration Going to Montreal
The delegation headed by the director of the State Civil Aviation Administration (SCAA) of Azerbaijan, Arif Mammadov, will participate in the 39th Session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Canada from 27 September to 7 October.
According to SCAA, the provisional agenda includes the current activities of the global framework, topical issues of safety, aviation security and the environment.
On September 26, the second World Aviation Forum (IWAF-2016) in Montreal will consider the identification of needs and the establishment of the conditions necessary to increase the pace of implementation of global standards of civil aviation.
The Azerbaijani delegation in the framework of the events will hold bilateral meetings with the heads of administrations of foreign states. --17D-
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