The 11th two-day Meeting of Director Generals of Civil Aviation of Developing 8 (D-8) countries is being inaugurated today at a local hotel to discuss the ways and means for cooperation amongst member states for improving and strengthening Civil Aviation sector.
The meeting is being organized by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, the flagship Aviation organization of the country. The theme of 11th meeting is "Adding Wings to Economic Growth and Social Uplift in D-8 Countries".
Advisor to Prime Minister on Aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan will inaugurate the D-8 meeting on Aviation while Secretary General of D-8 Organization, Syed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, will deliver the keynote speech highlighting the increased role of Developing 8 countries in economic cooperation of the member states.
D-8 is a global cooperation amongst major developing countries which include Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. It aims to promote and enhance joint efforts towards achieving sustainable socio-economic development through effective utilization of economic and social potential of member countries. The main objective of the meeting is to ensure that the economic growth of all the eight countries is accelerated and their social standing is also uplifted to the international level.
D-8 had also established cooperation in Civil Aviation through the implementation of a D-8 Civil Aviation Memorandum of Understanding, which was adopted in September 2007. The purpose of establishing this cooperation is to enable Civil Aviation organizations of member states to cooperate and coordinate amongst themselves as well as with ICAO and other related regional organizations and international institutions and the industry on all matters related to Civil Aviation.
The meeting will also be attended by Secretary Aviation, industry participants from D-8 countries and CEOs of aerospace industry, airlines and other major stakeholders in the field of Aviation.-PR
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