BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 16. The Azerbaijani
Parliament has ratified an agreement on air connectivity between
Azerbaijan and Rwanda, Trend reports.


The matter was discussed at today’s plenary session of the
parliament. MPs were informed that the "Agreement on Air
Connectivity between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan
and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda" was signed in Baku on
September 20, 2025.


The agreement was concluded with the intention of establishing
air connectivity between the two states by entering into a
supplementary agreement to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation (Chicago Convention), and its provisions are governed by
the clauses of the Convention applicable to international air
services.


Under the agreement, each contracting party grants the other the
right to overfly its territory without landing and to make stops
within its territory for non-commercial purposes, as well as other
rights necessary to operate international air services on the
routes specified in the Annex to the agreement.


The deal indicates that each contracting party is entitled to
choose one or more airlines, in writing via diplomatic channels, to
conduct agreed services on the designated routes. The parties
maintain the right to remove or alter such designations via written
notification, and the contracting parties will ensure that
designated airlines are provided with fair and equal opportunities
to compete in the operation of international air transport services
conducted under the agreement.














The parties will also look out for each other, upon request, by
providing all necessary help to fend off the unlawful seizure of
civil aircraft and other unlawful acts aimed at the safety of such
aircraft, their passengers and crew, airports, air navigation
facilities, or any other threats to the security of civil
aviation.



Additionally, each contracting party will let designated airlines
take advantage of surface transport alongside international
passenger or cargo air services, following the national laws of the
receiving state.


The draft law on the ratification of the agreement was put to a
vote and adopted in a single reading.


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