Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona will address the 42nd Session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation Assembly in Montreal, Canada on Tuesday, as Zimbabwe continues to collaborate with other international stakeholders in the aviation industry to improve efficiency and safety in the sector.
Minister Mhona is leading the Zimbabwean delegation attending the meeting. The session, which is being attended by the ICAO’s 193 member states and international aviation organisations, is expected to usher in the organisation’s new council, which will look into the worldwide civil aviation policy for the next three years.
ICAO elections are held every three years, and Zimbabwe secured a seat in the ICAO Part 3 elections, which were held in Montreal in 2022 on a rotational basis in the SADC region.
Angola is expected to replace Zimbabwe for the SADC Part 3 seat if they are successful in the election to be held on Tuesday.
The ICAO Assembly is the organisation’s sovereign body.
It meets at least once every three years and is convened by ICAO’s governing body, the council.
During Assembly Sessions, ICAO’s complete work programme in the technical, economic, legal, and technical cooperation fields is reviewed in detail.
Assembly outcomes are then provided to the other bodies of ICAO and to its Member States to guide their continuing and future work, as prescribed in Article 49 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Each member state is entitled to one vote on matters before the assembly, and decisions at these sessions are taken by a majority of the votes cast — except where otherwise provided for in the convention.
