ICAO: Canada Fights Qatar To Keep Aviation Agency

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Baird fighting 'tooth and nail' to keep UN aviation office in Montreal

 

Qatar bidding to move UN International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters

 

CBC News Posted: May 2, 2013 12:25 PM ET Last Updated: May 3, 2013 10:31 AM ET

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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird's office says the Harper government is working hard to keep the headquarters for the organization that regulates international air transportation in Montreal, its "natural home."

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, has been based in Montreal since it was established 1947.

Canada is currently in negotiations to keep ICAO in Montreal through 2036. On Thursday afternoon, Baird sought and received unanimous consent for a motion in the House of Commons that said Montreal "should remain the rightful host" and endorsed all efforts by governments to keep it there.Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird's office says that he's working diplomatic channels to try to stop a bid by Qatar to move Montreal's headquarters for the International Civil Aviation Organization to Doha. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

But on April 11, Qatar submitted an offer to move the headquarters to Doha when ICAO's lease in Montreal expires in 2016. The offer was discussed when the ICAO met on April 22.

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