CAIRO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- President of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu lauded on Sunday security and safety procedures taken at the Egyptian airports in accordance with international standards.
During a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Aliu praised the role played by the Egyptian authorities in the technical training field, official MENA news agency reported.
During the meeting, Ismail stressed the importance of Egypt's readiness to provide its expertise in the field of civil aviation through its advanced training centers.
Aliu arrived Sunday in Cairo for a three-day regional meeting in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh that will start Tuesday.
The meeting is held under the theme "Global Aviation Security Plan (GASeP): The Roadmap to Foster Aviation Security in Africa and the Middle East."
It will address the GASeP, and adopt a Declaration and Roadmap on fostering Civil Aviation Security in Africa and the Middle East.
In Oct. 2015, a Russian plane crashed in Egypt's Sinai, killing over 200 people, mostly Russians, while tragic fall of an EgyptAir plane in May last year killed all 66 people on board, including 15 French.
The security concerns led many foreign countries, including Russia and Britain, to ban their citizens from visiting the country, which represented a blow to the country's economy where tourism represents a main source of national income and foreign currency with some 4 million people working in the field.
