India re-elected to ICAO

India got re-elected to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council on 23rd September 2007 during the 36th ICAO Assembly session being held at Montreal. India has been elected consistently to the ICAO Council since its inception and the elections are held once in three years. The 36th Assembly commenced on 18th September 2007 and will conclude on 28th September 2007. An Indian delegation headed by Shri Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and including the Director General of Civil Aviation, Shri K. Gohain, Chairman, Airport Authority of India, Shri K. Ramalingam and the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Shri R.K. Singh participation in the session. Dr. Naseem Zaidi is India’s representative in the ICAO.
The ICAO Assembly is assisted by four Commissions set up under the Assembly. These are the Technical, Economic, Legal and the Administrative Commissions. This year Shri R.K. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation has been elected the Chairman of the Economic Commission.
It may be noted that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Its headquarters are located in the Quartier International of Montreal, Canada. Presently there are 190 ICAO Contracting States and India is one of them.
25/09/07 Press Information Bureau (press release)

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Categories: General Aviation Sep 2007