Argentina was re-elected as a member of the Permanent Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at the 41st Assembly of the world’s highest aviation organization, in which 193 countries participate and takes place in Montreal, Canada.
The country renewed its seat in the largest executive body of ICAO with the vote of 148 of the 171 voting States, being the Latin American country with the most votes in its group.
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↪️ Our country was elected one of the 36 States that are part of the largest executive body of the @ICAO that make up 193 countries. pic.twitter.com/DvktfpetKn
— ANAC (@ANACargentina) October 1, 2022
“With this vote of confidence that we received from the Assembly, we reaffirm our commitment to continue contributing to the development of international standards for civil aviation,” said Paola Tamburelli, head of the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) and head of the delegation.
We would also like to congratulate the following States for their election to the Council under Part 2:
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?? Venezuela #ICAOA41— ICAO (@icao) October 1, 2022
Tamburelli had already been elected as vice president of the Assembly, an appointment that was made at the proposal of the United Arab Emirates, who read her curriculum in front of the entire assembly, which was approved unanimously.
Some 2,000 ministers and senior government officials representing 193 States, as well as regional and global organizations from the air transport industry, participate in this Assembly, which takes place every three years.
ICAO is an agency of the United Nations Organization created in 1944 by the Convention on International Civil Aviation to study the problems of international civil aviation and promote unique regulations and standards in world aeronautics.
? We share a fragment of the session in which the owner of @ANACA Argentina @ptambu was selected unanimously from the 193 Member States, proposed by the United Arab Emirates and with the explicit support of Nigeria and Japan ?? ?? ?? #ICAOA41 pic.twitter.com/VB1RhFkM7a
— ANAC (@ANACargentina) September 30, 2022