(GEN) TURKEY-AFCAC CIVIL AVIATION COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED.ISTANBUL Istanbul (ĭs'tănb  l`, ĭstan`bl), city (1990 pop. 6,748,435), capital of Istanbul prov. , Jun 16, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey signed a civil aviation
cooperation agreement with the African Civil Aviation Commission
(AFCAC AFCAC African Civil Aviation CommissionAFCAC Air Force Computer Acquisition Center AFCAC Air Force Computing Acquisition Contract ). Ali Ariduru, director-general of Civil Aviation, told the A.A following the signing ceremony A signing ceremony is a ceremony in which a bill passed by a legislature is signed (approved) by an executive, thus becoming a law. Modern-day signing ceremonies are derived from ceremonies that occurred when the British monarch gave Royal Assent to acts of Parliament. , "under the agreement, we will share our aviation-related experiences with 48 member states of the AFCAC with the aim of strengthening air traffic infrastructure of the commission." Ariduru reminded that a conference took place in Istanbul earlier in the week with the participation of civil aviation representatives of 14 African nations. "After signing of the agreement, number of flights between Turkey and African countries will increase considerably. Currently, there are 90 flights to 12 African countries in a week," he added. AFCAC Vice President Jean Kouassi Abonouan said that they wanted to cooperate with Turkey especially on the issues of training, security and maintenance. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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