September 25, 2025, Montreal, ICAO Headquarters. On the sidelines of the 42^nd Session of the ICAO Assembly, Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Chairwoman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport, Ms. Saltanat Tompieva, together with the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ICAO, Mr. Timur Tlegenov, held a working meeting with the Director of the Air Navigation Bureau of ICAO, Ms. Michèle Merkle.

During the meeting, the parties reviewed the measures undertaken by Kazakhstan to enhance flight safety.

The Kazakh side informed Ms. Merkle about the progress of the investigation into the crash of the “Azerbaijan Airlines” aircraft that occurred near Aktau on December 25, 2024, and expressed gratitude for the assistance provided by ICAO through the deployment of its independent expert, Mr. Thormodur Thormodsson.

The parties agreed to maintain regular contact.

The meeting took place in a friendly and constructive atmosphere.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kazakhstanicao/press/news/details/1086097?lang=kk