India has been re-elected to the new Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as one of the states making the largest contribution in facilitating global air navigation.
The elections to the 36-member Council were held at the 38th session of the Assembly of ICAO in Montreal this Tuesday, a spokesperson said today.
The Council, ICAO's governing body, is elected for a 3-year term.
The first category includes countries of chief importance in air transport, while the second one includes states making the largest contribution in providing facilities for international civil air navigation.
The third and last category aims at ensuring geographic representation in the ICAO.
The nations elected in the first category include US, UK, Russia, China, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Germany, France and Italy.
Besides India, other nations elected in the second category are Argentina, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa Venezuela.
The third category is represented, among other nations, by Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Poland, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates and United Republic of Tanzania.
The ICAO, a specialised agency of the United Nations, was created in 1944 to promote the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world.
It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency, capacity and environmental protection, apart from serving as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 191 member states.
The elections to the 36-member Council were held at the 38th session of the Assembly of ICAO in Montreal this Tuesday, a spokesperson said today.
The Council, ICAO's governing body, is elected for a 3-year term.
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India was elected in the second category of the three-tier poll process.
The first category includes countries of chief importance in air transport, while the second one includes states making the largest contribution in providing facilities for international civil air navigation.
The third and last category aims at ensuring geographic representation in the ICAO.
The nations elected in the first category include US, UK, Russia, China, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Germany, France and Italy.
Besides India, other nations elected in the second category are Argentina, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa Venezuela.
The third category is represented, among other nations, by Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Poland, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates and United Republic of Tanzania.
The ICAO, a specialised agency of the United Nations, was created in 1944 to promote the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world.
It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency, capacity and environmental protection, apart from serving as the forum for cooperation in all fields of civil aviation among its 191 member states.
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