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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 03-10-11
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[01] GREEK FOREIGN MINISTRY RESPONSE ON THE NEW AIR CORRIDORS
[01] GREEK FOREIGN MINISTRY RESPONSE ON THE NEW AIR CORRIDORS
Athens, 10 October 2003 (21:29 UTC+2)
The technical regulations agreed between neighboring air traffic
control units, even those of the same nation within the same FIR, are
imperative within the ICAO framework, according to a statement issued
by the Greek Foreign Ministry in response to a question on the issue by
right-wing main opposition party of New Democracy Parliament Deputy
Spilios Spiliotopoulos.
According to the Greek Foreign Ministry statement, the technical
regulations are necessary for the safeguarding of the responsible Greek
services, which are otherwise not covered in the case of an accident.
It is also stressed that beyond the signing of the LOA (Letters of
Agreement) on the necessary technical regulations regarding mainly the
five new air corridors, no agreement whatsoever will be signed, and no
reference whatsoever will be made to the whole network of air corridors
between Greece and Turkey. The agreements regarding the air corridors
within the Athens FIR have already been reached on a regional level
within the ICAO framework, through the unanimous agreement of all the
countries of the region, including Turkey, and do not require the
signature of the Turkish side.
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