Kazakhstan greenlights ratification of key amendments to International Aviation Convention

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 19. The Senate of the
Parliament of Kazakhstan has approved the draft law “On
ratification of the Protocol relating to the amendment of Article
50 (a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the
Protocol relating to the amendment of Article 56 of the Convention
on International Civil Aviation,” Trend reports via the Kazakh Ministry of
Transport.

For the amendments to take effect, they must be ratified by at
least two-thirds of the member states of the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO), which currently includes 128
countries. To date, more than 121 countries have ratified the
protocols.

Once signed by the president, Kazakhstan will become the first
country in Central Asia and the wider region to ratify these
amendments to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

This ratification will enable Kazakhstan to apply for membership
on the ICAO Council and reaffirm the country’s commitment to
international aviation standards, obligations, and the principles
outlined in the Chicago Convention.