Chinanews.com, May 28th, a comprehensive report, after the Ryanair passenger plane "forced landing" in Belarus, the United States and Europe "siege" Belarus and intend to impose sanctions on it.
Belarus emphasized that its actions conform to international standards.
The ICAO Council said on the 27th that it will conduct a fact-finding investigation on this incident.
[Multi-country "siege" Belarus]
On the 23rd, a passenger plane of Irish Ryanair made an emergency landing at the Belarusian capital Minsk International Airport due to bomb threats.
Belarus subsequently arrested an opposition person on board.
After inspection, the aircraft did not find an explosive device, and then took off again and landed at the destination Vilnius.
After the crash landing of the passenger plane, many European and American countries "strongly condemned" Belarus.
The United States, Britain and Germany summoned the Belarusian ambassador on this matter.
On the 24th, EU leaders agreed to ban Belarusian airlines from entering EU airspace.
On the 26th, France, Ireland and Estonia launched a closed-door discussion on the landing of aircraft in Minsk in the UN Security Council. After the discussion, Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, Belgium and Germany issued statements.
The statement stated that the flight was forced to land by a Belarusian military plane for "false reasons" and promised to step up efforts to make Minsk "acceptable for its actions."
The Permanent Mission of Belarus to the United Nations issued a protest note to the delegations of these countries to the United Nations. The Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations Rebakov said, “Before the relevant investigation is conducted and the relevant results are obtained, any comments and any comments on the incident will be issued. Both are outstanding examples of violations of the sovereignty of member states."
[ICAO will investigate]
On the 27th, the ICAO held a special meeting and expressed strong concern about related incidents.
The ICAO Council emphasized the importance of determining the truth and understanding whether ICAO member states have violated international air law, including the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) and its annexes.
The Council calls on all ICAO member states and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with this fact-finding in order to ensure the safety and security of civil aviation, and provide assistance and expertise from ICAO in this endeavour.
The President of the Council, Salvador Sharquitano, said: “The Council decided that all facts should be formally confirmed through an ICAO investigation conducted by the ICAO Secretariat.”
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations, established by governments in 1944 to support their diplomatic efforts on international air transport issues. Since then, countries have adopted more than 12,000 standards and practices through the International Civil Aviation Organization. These standards and practices have helped to adjust national regulations related to aviation safety, security, efficiency, capabilities, and environmental protection, thereby realizing a truly global network .