The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been elected to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the two-year term from 2023 to 2025, during ICAO’s 41st Assembly meeting in Montreal, Canada. With this appointment, Saudi Arabia joins leading aviation nations like the United States, France, Singapore, and the United Kingdom on the Council, and provides a strong voice for the Arabic and Islamic worlds.
Saudi Arabian Transport and Logistics Minister, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, said: “This election recognises Saudi Arabia’s contribution to global aviation policy and the efforts the Kingdom is making to connect the world in line with Vision 2030 and the National Transport and Logistics Strategy. We thank our fellow ICAO member states for their support of the Kingdom’s leadership.”
The President of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, said: “Saudi Arabia’s election is an important recognition of the Kingdom’s contribution to global aviation, including the unprecedented growth opportunities we offer through the Saudi Aviation Strategy. At ICAO we are building global partnerships and signing new bilateral agreements to support our Strategy’s ambition to connect to 250 destinations and carry 330 million passengers per annum by 2030.”
Saudi Arabia is introducing a range of policy and investment initiatives during the 41st Assembly, including providing a monetary contribution to ICAO’s No Country Left Behind initiative.
Meanwhile, as per the Saudi Press Agency report, Saudi Arabia will hold the 15th International Conference on Air Services Negotiations of the International Civil Aviation Organization by the end of next year in Riyadh.