Mumbai: President Pratibha Patil will Monday inaugurate an international conference on civil aviation in Mumbai.
The 4th International Civil Aviation Negotiation Conference 2011 (ICAN 2011), hosted by the ministry of civil aviation, is the first of its kind summit being held in India under the aegis of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal, Canada, a UN agency responsible for international civil aviation.
Organised with a purpose for aviation negotiators from different countries to conduct bilateral air services negotiations or consultations in a central meeting place, the earlier conferences were held in Dubai, Istanbul (Turkey) and Jamaica.
Patil will also release coins to commemorate 100 years of civil aviation in India.
In India, there has been a significant enhancement in national and international connectivity, making it the ninth biggest civil aviation market in the world. India has bilateral air services agreements with 108 countries and at present 72 foreign airlines are operating to/from various destinations within the country.
Three Indian carriers are operating to 35 destinations in 25 countries.
14/10/11 IANS/msn.com
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