MONTREAL: Russia didn’t win sufficient help on Saturday (Sep 27) to get elected to the United Nations aviation company’s governing council, within the newest rebuke of Moscow for actions taken after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Russia fell wanting help wanted to win again a seat on the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group’s 36-nation governing council throughout the company’s meeting, which runs by way of Oct 3 in Montreal.
Russia in 2022 misplaced its spot on the primary a part of the council, which incorporates nations like China, Brazil, the US and Australia as “states of chief significance in air transport”, following its invasion of Ukraine.
A Russian consultant instantly referred to as for “a repeat spherical of voting”.
The ICAO units world security requirements for civil aviation with the governing council taking part in a essential function in that course of.
Along with the conflict in Ukraine, Russia faces council condemnation for disturbing indicators utilized in navigation, the International Navigation Satellite tv for pc System and International Positioning System, expenses that Moscow denies.
“They’re probably the most aggressive abuser and violator of worldwide agreements and worldwide norms,” US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy advised Reuters by telephone earlier this week.
“How might we let somebody come right into a world organisation that’s actually making the airspace extra harmful, no more protected?”
