Dr. Sameh El-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, received Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the headquarters of Egypt's Permanent Office to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, on the sidelines of the meetings of the 42nd session of the organization's Assembly.
During the meeting, Dr. Sameh El-Hefny stressed that Egyptian-Saudi relations represent a leading model of Arab integration in the air transport industry, emphasizing that close coordination between the two countries consolidates their position within ICAO and helps support aviation safety and sustainability issues and the development of the international aviation system.
El-Hefny added that the Egyptian state is always keen to unify positions with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to work jointly to preserve the interests of the Arab region and ensure strong and effective Arab representation within the ICAO Council.
For his part, Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia considers Egypt a strategic partner in the civil aviation sector, noting that the existing cooperation between the two sides reflects a unity of views on the challenges and opportunities within ICAO. He stressed that continuous coordination between the two countries aims to strengthen joint Arab action in aviation and unify efforts to ensure the sustainability of the air transport sector in a way that serves development plans at the regional and international levels.
The meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of aviation safety, sustainability and the exchange of expertise, as well as coordinating positions on the files on the Assembly's agenda, particularly the elections for membership of the organization's Council.
The meeting was attended by Captain Amr El-Sharkawy, Chairman of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, and Reem Orabi, Egypt's Alternate Representative on the ICAO Council, while on the Saudi side it was attended by Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, and Mohammed Habib, the Kingdom's Permanent Representative on the ICAO Council.
