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TaiwanFlag_130228The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is holding the 39th Session of the Assembly from 27 September until 7 October. Belgium and other EU Member States are members of ICAO, but Taiwan (the Republic of China) has remained excluded from it for political reasons for more than forty years. As a member of the international community, Taiwan also has responsibility for safeguarding regional and global civil aviation safety and is committed to abiding by and contributing to the development of global aviation safety standards.

After years of effort and assistance from like-minded countries, the Director-General of Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) was invited by the President of the Council of the ICAO to attend the 38th Session of the Assembly as a guest in 2013. Taiwan was widely welcomed and its presence was seen as consistent with the ICAO’s goal of creating a ‘seamless sky’. Through participation in the ICAO Assembly, technical meetings and mechanisms, Taiwan can obtain information on and respond to any major changes in international civil aviation policies and systems in a timely manner.

Taiwan is a major transport hub in East Asia. In 2015, the Taipei Flight Information Region (FIR) covered 180,000 square nautical miles and provided services to nearly 1.53 million flights, carrying 58 million passengers entering, leaving, or transiting through Taiwan. However, in order to maintain the highest safety levels and service standards in the Taipei FIR, Taiwan cannot help but use various alternative channels to keep up with the development of ICAO regulations and standards, and to overcome difficulties stemming from not obtaining timely information.

It is an undeniable fact that safety, navigation services, security, environmental protection and other aviation related matters require global cooperation. This demonstrates the need for Taiwan to attend ICAO meetings, especially the Assembly, to be able to keep up with important civil aviation developments and policies. Truly, for the benefits of 58 million travelers flying over Taipei FIR, Taiwan’s presence in the Assembly will in fact do more good to the international community than to itself.

Now is the time for the European Union’s member states to stand together with other like-minded countries to support Taiwan's bid for meaningful participation in and contribution to the ICAO Assembly on 27th September this year.

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