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ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu was received by South Africa’s Minister of Transport, the Honourable Ms. Dipuo Peters. Dr. Liu held fruitful discussions with Minister Peters during her visit. The main topics discussed included the importance of safe and secure civil aviation as a key enabler for South African economic development, the State’s continued civil aviation leadership on the continent and its potential, under ICAO’s ongoing No Country Left Behind initiative, to assist neighbouring States in attaining similar levels of effective implementation of ICAO Standards and Policies, as well as efforts to better promote women’s empowerment in civil aviation and the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) programme. Dr. Liu also held productive discussions with the Chairman of the Board of South Africa Civil Aviation, Mr. Smunda Mokoena, the Director of the South African CAA, Ms. Poppy Khoza, and the acting Deputy Director General of the Department of Transport, Mr. Johan Bierman. Additional meetings saw Dr. Liu sharing views with the CEOs of Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and the Airports Company South Africa and other industry leaders, and with members of South Africa’s Women in Aviation Association. Dr. Liu was accompanied throughout her visit by the Representative of South Africa to the ICAO Council, Mr. Tshepo Peege, and by ICAO’s Eastern and Southern Africa (ESAF) Office Regional Director, Mr. Barry Kashambo.
