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Strengthening Coordination on Civil Aviation in the Asia Pacific Region Presented by Singapore Co-sponsors: Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau, and Vanuatu

FUNDAMENTALS Key Objectives and Interests • Develop a safe, secure, efficient and sustainable air transport system for the region and beyond • Enhanced coordination, cooperation and assistance on technical and operational matters Views expressed in Past DGCA Conferences • Considerations / Concerns raised:  Additional finances, manpower and time, putting further strain on States;  Divest resources from ICAO Regional Office  States may be marginalised and lose representational rights  Diversity of Asia Pacific region

COMMONALITIES OF OTHER REGIONS Diversity – different from other regions European CAC Majority are EU members with supranational authority Arab CAC Common language, culture;, Arab League Latin American CAC African CAC Common aviation priorities; Majority are African Union majority share a same language members with common aviation agenda

Diversity in Asia Pacific 99% 12 million 10.4 Trillion 1.37 Billion 507 GDP Number Air seats USOAP Population (USD) of available effective airports per week implementation 10,000 181 million 1 1,500 32%

Agreement in Asia Pacific DGCA Conferences • Support strengthening for existing Asia Pacific civil aviation structure to be enhanced for better coordination, cooperation and assistance on operational and technical work to further develop the aviation transport system. • But not developed further…………

Strengthening Asia Pacific Civil Aviation Coordination Framework • Restructure Asia Pacific DGCA Conference  Strengthened as central coordination platform to provide guidance on technical and operational matters and issues of importance to region/ States; strategies for addressing technical assistance for the region • Strengthen linkages between regional platforms  Robust technical and operational recommendations from ICAO working groups for discussion and adoption by the Conference • Improve coordination with Asia Pacific Montreal Group  Regular updates especially those with significant impact to region • Enhance communication links in-between DGCA Conferences  Virtual, secure platform - improved content, info sharing/exchanges • Strengthen ICAO Asia and Pacific Regional Office  Retain alignment with ICAO’s overarching programmes and expert groups; maintain neutrality with States providing more experts/staff

Strengthening Asia Pacific Civil Aviation Coordination Framework Asia APAN- COS- RASG RASCF Pacific PIRG CAPs Montreal Group Coordination, cooperation, and assistance ICAO Regional Office as enhanced Secretariat Asia Pacific DGCA Conference as central platform Asia Pacific Consultative Link as virtual platform