ICAO discusses preparations for the international audit program

Baghdad-INA 

The Civil Aviation Authority discussed, today, Saturday, preparations for the International Aviation Security Audit Program.

The authority stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that it "discussed preparations for the purpose of starting the USAP-CMA international security audit process, in the presence of the international audit team - ICAO, the director of civil aviation security, the directors of Erbil International Airport and security, and the authority's technical team.".

The head of the authority, Imad Abdul Razzaq al-Asadi, said: "The work is continuous and over a period of six months of seriousness and perseverance for the purpose of passing the international security audit of the Republic of Iraq (Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority), which will be at Erbil International Airport, starting tomorrow, Sunday, February 5, for a period of ten days.".

Al-Asadi indicated that "Iraq is among 193 countries that will be committed to applying all international security standards, through which it will regulate the security and facilities of civil aviation in the country, according to the vision of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)."