08/12/2021
Civil Aviation Participates in the Annual Meeting of (ICAN 21)
The State of Kuwait, represented by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, participated with an official delegation headed by the President of Civil Aviation Sheikh/ Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, in the annual meeting of the International Agreements Conference (ICAN 21), which was held during the period 5 - 10 December 2021 in the Colombian capital (Bogota), which is usually organized and supervised by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in the presence of representatives of civil aviation authorities around the world and many regional and international organizations specialized in the field of civil aviation. On this occasion, Director of Air-Transport Department at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation - Abdullah Fadous Al-Rajehi said that the participation of the State of Kuwait in this meeting, which is considered one of the important global events, emanates from the keenness of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to strengthen mutual relations with the participating countries and to enhance collaboration in the fields of air-transport. Al-Rajehi added that this meeting is a suitable opportunity for countries to conduct discussions so as to sign bilateral agreements to regulate air-transport between them or to update memorandums of understanding related to operational matters that are in the interest of the countries and their airline companies. The Director of Air-Transport Department indicated that the State of Kuwait will strive through this conference to attain the greatest desired results to sign agreements and memorandums of understanding with several countries in order to realize the interests of the State of Kuwait by expanding its network of relations with other countries and also to achieve the demands of our national carriers to link Kuwait International Airport with the largest operational network of other airports for the benefit of all travelers from and to Kuwait International Airport.