Twenty member-states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America unanimously adopted a comprehensive strategy aimed at improving passenger and cargo security throughout the hemisphere, as part of a common effort to counter threats to civil aviation worldwide.
Elsa Gutierrez Graffe,
Venezuelan Minister of Aquatic and Air Transport emphasised the need to join forces in order to achieve sustainability in aviation security. Graffe also stressed that the implementation of the ICAO Assembly Declaration on Aviation Security requires "proactive and collaborative actions from the member-states". Raymond Benjamin, Secretary-General, ICAO highlighted the progress made in the harmonisation of aviation security and facilitation measures throughout the region. He emphasised to delegates attending a two-day regional aviation security conference that "cooperation is the hallmark of global aviation and the basis for enhancing aviation security throughout the international air transport system.” In a joint statement, state representatives agreed to facilitate communication between national security agencies and to share threat information on a timely basis. Participants also called on ICAO to continue to address threats to the global air cargo system and agreed to work with border control authorities and other regulatory bodies such as the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to strengthen the global supply chain system, according to a Manila Bulletin report. Joining national civil aviation authorities at the conference were regional bodies and international organizations, including the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organisation of American States (OAS-CICTE) and the Airports Council International (ACI). They have confirmed their support in assisting states in the implementation of the ICAO Assembly Aviation Security Declaration. This aviation security conference was the fifth in a series of similar meetings held in other parts of the world to promote the implementation of the ICAO Declaration on Aviation Security and to pave the way for a global high-level security conference at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal from September 12-14, 2012.
Click here to see the original article>Venezuelan Minister of Aquatic and Air Transport emphasised the need to join forces in order to achieve sustainability in aviation security. Graffe also stressed that the implementation of the ICAO Assembly Declaration on Aviation Security requires "proactive and collaborative actions from the member-states". Raymond Benjamin, Secretary-General, ICAO highlighted the progress made in the harmonisation of aviation security and facilitation measures throughout the region. He emphasised to delegates attending a two-day regional aviation security conference that "cooperation is the hallmark of global aviation and the basis for enhancing aviation security throughout the international air transport system.” In a joint statement, state representatives agreed to facilitate communication between national security agencies and to share threat information on a timely basis. Participants also called on ICAO to continue to address threats to the global air cargo system and agreed to work with border control authorities and other regulatory bodies such as the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to strengthen the global supply chain system, according to a Manila Bulletin report. Joining national civil aviation authorities at the conference were regional bodies and international organizations, including the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC), the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organisation of American States (OAS-CICTE) and the Airports Council International (ACI). They have confirmed their support in assisting states in the implementation of the ICAO Assembly Aviation Security Declaration. This aviation security conference was the fifth in a series of similar meetings held in other parts of the world to promote the implementation of the ICAO Declaration on Aviation Security and to pave the way for a global high-level security conference at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal from September 12-14, 2012.