Singapore to seek re-election to ICAO council

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Singapore to seek re-election to ICAO council

SINGAPORE: Singapore will seek re-election to the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO's Ministry of Transport MOT said on Saturday Sep 24 Transport Minister S Iswaran will lead a delegation to the 41st session of the ICAO's assembly in Montreal, Canada, where he will join other transport ministers and civil aviation officials. The United Nations' aviation agency is the ICAO.

This is an opportune and critical platform for the aviation industry to collaborate, rebuild and rejuvenate the aviation sector and ensure that it continues to remain safe and secure, said MOT.

An election will be held for the 36 member ICAO council during the assembly, which runs from Sep 25 to Sep 30.

Singapore was elected to the ICAO council in 2003 at an extraordinary assembly session that was convened to fill three new council seats. It was re-elected in 2004 and in subsequent elections, which take place once every three years.

Singapore is a member of the Air Navigation Commission, a technical advisory body to the ICAO Council.

Mr Iswaran will be joined by the Senior Minister of State Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and officials from MOT and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.