1. Mr. Yu Kyung-soo, an incumbent member of the Air Navigation Commission of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), was re-elected to the Commission at the 209th session of the ICAO Council in Canada on November 21, local time.

2. Mr. Yu, an aviation expert with experiences with policy and work in relevant technology and safety, has been serving on the Air Navigation Commission since August 2014.

° Mr. Yu has played a pivotal role in the Air Navigation Commission by serving as the chair of the Working Group on Procedural Matters and the Ad hoc Working Group on Standards for Standards,” in recognition of which he is seen to have won all-out support from members of the ICAO Council.

3. The Republic of Korea has been elected to serve on the ICAO Council for the sixth consecutive time at the 39th session of the ICAO General Assembly in October and on the Air Navigation Commission for the fifth time in a row. This reflects the ROK’s enhanced standing in and active contributions to the field of international civil aviation.

4. With Mr. Yu re-elected to the Air Navigation Commission, the ROK is expected to see its standing and leverage enhanced in the field of international civil aviation and to contribute more actively to the international community.


* unofficial translation