Kuwait's General Authority of Civil Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding with its French counterpart, the Direction générale de l'aviation civile (DGAC), in Paris, France, in a move aimed at strengthening cooperation in the civil aviation sector between the two countries.
The signing ceremony was attended by the authority's president on the Kuwaiti side, Sheikh Humoud Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, French Director General of Civil Aviation Shems Shikoua, and Kuwait's Ambassador to France Abdullah Al-Shaheen. That is according to the Kuwait News Agency website.
For his part, the President of Kuwait's General Authority of Civil Aviation, Sheikh Humoud Mubarak Al-Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, said the memorandum aims to develop the operational aspects of civil aviation, including training and qualifying personnel and opening new air routes to increase air traffic between Kuwait and France.
He added that the talks included encouraging French airlines to operate flights to Kuwait International Airport and expanding the number of regular commercial flights, in addition to boosting air cargo flights and developing freight traffic. The memorandum also included developing operational facilities and updating mechanisms of technical cooperation between the two sides.
In this context, French Director General of Civil Aviation Shems Shikoua said the signing of the memorandum is an important step that opens new horizons for economic growth and the development of air transport services, stressing that the agreement serves the common interests of the two countries.
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