EURASIAN CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE
The Eurasian Civil Aviation Conference (EACAC), which included Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, held its first meeting in Almaty with the participation of the aviation authorities of the participating countries.
EACAC will allow consolidated expression of position in the framework of work with such institutions of the global industry as ICAO, the European Commission, IATA and other international organizations.
Representatives of the Mongolian aviation authorities took part in the meeting as an observer State.
The meeting was opened by Vice Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan Talgat Lastaev. "For the first time in the Eurasian region, an organization of this level is being created in the field of civil aviation. EACAC will allow the aviation authorities of our countries to effectively interact, share experience, knowledge and best practices in the field of flight safety, aviation security, facilitation, sustainable development, training of aviation personnel, and, most importantly, will create a basis for developing solutions to problematic issues in preparation for future challenges," the Vice Minister said.
The main goal of EACAC is to create a platform for cooperation between the aviation authorities of the member countries in the Eurasian region, facilitating effective coordination and interaction. To this end, the participants of the event signed a declaration on the establishment of the Eurasian Civil Aviation Conference. From the Kazakh side, the document was assured by the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan Saltanat Tompieva.
In his speech, Director General of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan Katalin Radu said: "The Eurasian Civil Aviation Conference will allow us to better coordinate the efforts of our countries in ensuring unity of opinion and strong representation in the international aviation community. The initiative has received significant support from both governments and the industry. Now we are starting to strengthen our partnership with our sister companies – ACAO, AFCAC, ECAC, LACAC and with major international organizations."
During the event, there was also a presentation of the Excellence Center training project for the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, as well as a solution to create a single platform "EASAC inspector base".
Following the meeting, Talgat Lastaev, Vice Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, was appointed Secretary General of EASAC, and Tahir Nazarov, Director General of the Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan, was appointed President of EACAC.
Among the tasks of the EACAC are strengthening regional cooperation and mutual support; developing and implementing common policies and procedures to improve flight safety, aviation security, facilitation, sustainable growth and development of unmanned aviation, which will contribute to the effective development of civil aviation and other related areas; coordinating and implementing international civil aviation standards and recommended practices throughout the region; strengthening the aviation capabilities of the countries of the region and increasing their presence in the international aviation arena; providing technical assistance and participation in the training of aviation personnel, as well as creating a single "pool" of technical resources in the region.
For reference: The initiative to establish the Eurasian Civil Aviation Conference (EACAC) was first announced in May 2023 as part of the 1st Kazakhstan Aviation Dialogue: "Energy Transition for Sustainable Development and realization of the transit potential of Central Asia." In April 2024, in Toulouse (France), the EASAC project was presented during a meeting of the Directors General of Civil Aviation of the European and North Atlantic Bureau of ICAO (EURNAT-DGCA).

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/transport/press/news/details/877902