7 December 2019, Kathmandu
International Civil Aviation Day has been marked by organizing various programes in Kathmandu on Saturday. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Authority Nepal (CAAN) jointly organized a seminar on aviation security and morning rally in the federal capital to observe the day.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai and Director-General of CAAN Rajan Pokharel among other high-placed government officials attended the morning rally that begun from Sinamangal.
At a programme organized in the terminal building of Tribhuvan International Airport, Minister Bhattarai said the government was effortful to make civil aviation safe by meeting the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard. The Ministry was working to amend the laws to make the aviation service further effective and compatible.
International Civil Aviation Day was announced in 1994 as part of ICAO’s 50th anniversary activities.
In 1996, pursuant to an ICAO initiative and with the assistance of the Canadian Government, the United Nations General Assembly officially recognized 7 December as International Civil Aviation Day in the UN system.
The day is being marked by organizing various programes across the globe.
