France contributes over €4.5m to ICAO Paris Office Modernization

Created on 01.12.2022 15:38

The Government of France has signed a new Accord with ICAO to formalize its support and cooperation for the modernization of ICAO’s Paris-based European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Regional Office.

The agreement, which includes significant financial and project guidance and support, was undertaken in a signing ceremony attended by Ambassador Mr. Laurent Pic, France’s Representative to the ICAO Council since 2020, and Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar ICAO Secretary General.

Under its conditions, France will commit over €4.5m to ICAO before the end of 2022 toward the upkeep and modernization of the ICAO Paris Office, with possible additional contributions subject to further consideration.

ICAO has maintained a regional presence in France since the earliest days of the organization, with the first Paris Office being established for coordination with European States in 1946. In the early 1960s, the ICAO Paris Office also became accredited to the UN agency’s North Atlantic Member States.

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