Following a vote by the Member States of the ICAO European and North Atlantic Office (EUR/NAT), Saltanat Tompiyeva, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has been elected Vice-Chair of the DGCA ICAO EUR/NAT 2025 Meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation, DKnews.kz reports.
Karin Puleo-Leodelter, Head of the Austrian Civil Aviation Authority, was elected Chair, while Aneliya Marinova, Director General of Civil Aviation of Bulgaria, was elected as the second Vice-Chair.
The DGCA ICAO EUR/NAT 2025 meeting, which opened today in Paris, is dedicated to key strategic aspects of strengthening interregional cooperation to support the safe, reliable, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive development of civil aviation.
The agenda of the meeting includes innovations in regional activities aimed at enhancing flight safety, increasing air navigation capacity and efficiency, addressing aviation security, and ratifying international air law conventions.
In her speech, Saltanat Tompiyeva expressed gratitude to the DGCA ICAO EUR/NAT 2025 team for organizing this important event and emphasized the significance of enhanced cooperation and coordination among States to improve the efficiency of the aviation industry.
“Kazakhstan remains fully committed to all ICAO initiatives, strategies, and efforts and continues to focus on achieving the highest standards in aviation by promoting cooperation and international integration to ensure the safety, security and sustainability” Saltanat Tompiyeva
The key responsibilities of the DGCA ICAO EUR/NAT 2025 Chair and Vice-Chairs include organizing the annual meeting, coordinating engagement among regional States on civil aviation matters, preparing reports, and developing new initiatives to contribute to global aviation progress.
The election of a Kazakh representative to this prominent role reinforces Kazakhstan’s international standing in the aviation community and highlights its growing role as a leading civil aviation player in Central Asia.
