About signing of the Agreement (Addendum 2001 between IAC and ICAO)

On 30 September the signing of the Agreement (Addendum 2001 between IAC and ICAO) was held in the ICAO headquarters.

The important event was a result of effective cooperation of two organisations which over 20 years have worked in the field of civil aviation flight safety and marks new interaction in the field of the ICAO Standards and recommended practices implementation, international programs in the region of the Member States of the Agreement on Civil Aviation and Use of Airspace.

Over the years the Agreement implementation has allowed to carry out large number of projects in the field of flight safety, aviation security, air navigation, aviation specialists training, aviation medicine, etc. ICAO-IAC RER/01/901 project implementation became the example of similar projects implementation and was highly appreciated by the ICAO.

IAC Chairperson Dr. Tatiana Anodina informed the ICAO President and Secretary General on the results of 25-years activity of Interstate Council on aviation and Use of Airspace and its executive body - Interstate Aviation Committee.

Parties recognized the importance and need of further deepening of international and regional cooperation aimed at support for the ICAO initiative "No country left behind". IAC continues close cooperation with ICAO within the framework of European and North-Atlantic Office activity and its programs as well. 

The ICAO President emphasized the importance of regional cooperation development, the IAC efficiency, its solid reputation and experience in the field of flight safety and aviation security.

This Agreement will allow the parties to make more effective use of regional cooperation potential of the Interstate Aviation Committee established 25 years ago in 1991 for the benefit of flight safety and efficiency in the region of new states of post-soviet space.