Cyprus hosts international conference on aviation safety

A two-day international conference on ''Aviation Safety: Implementation, Regulation, Training'' opened in Nicosia on Wednesday, with the participation of the heads of EUROCONTROL, ECAC, Flight Safety Foundation, European Civil Aviation Conference and Federation of European Airlines.

Over 150 delegates from 23 countries have said they would attend.

Christos Petrou, Conference Coordinator and CEO of FSF/SE.Europe-M.East-Cyprus, has told a press conference that International Civil Aviation Organization Secretary General Raymond Benjamin will open the meeting.

Benjamin will be received by President of the Republic Demetris Christofias who will also receive the heads of the international organisations participating in the conference and address the award ceremony and the presentation of an award to the ICAO Secretary General by the FSF-SEC.

At the same ceremony, a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Flight Safety Foundation of Cyprus and the Russian equivalent will be signed.

''As a foundation, we are proud because with this conference we achieve our goals to contribute significantly to the improvement of safety in Cyprus and the region, while helping the state to play a leading role in the aviation sector,'' Petrou added.