CAAC Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with LACAC

In October, Mr. Li Jiaxiang, minister of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC for short) signed a memorandum of understanding with Mr. Luis Rodríguez Ariza, president of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC for short). Before signing the memorandum of understanding, the two discussed the exchanges and cooperation between the CAAC and LACAC. Li Jiaxiang welcomed Mr. Luis Rodríguez Ariza’s visit to China. He said that, in recent years, the relationship between China and Latin America had developed quite rapidly and China was willing to strengthen their relations with their friends in Latin America’s civil aviation sector. The signing of the cooperation memorandum of understanding marked the new beginnings of exchanges and cooperation between the two parties. Mr. Luis Rodriguez Ariza appreciated the sincerity that the CAAC had shown in strengthening the exchanges and cooperation with Latin America’s civil aviation sector. Mr. Luis Rodriguez Ariza expressed that it was very important that the two cooperated in training and technology exchange, for Latin America’s civil aviation sector. LACAC is a regional inter-governmental international organization made up of 22 Latin American countries’ civil aviation authorities. The main function of the LACAC is to coordinate cooperation on civil aviation maters in its own area and to participate in the elections of the members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO for short). Currently, there are 7 members of the ICAO which are from Latin America, that is, Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Peru, Paraguay and Guatemala.