The Federal Air Transport Agency said that Russia remains a member of ICAO and will continue to work in the organization

“In the elections to the ICAO Council, Russia received the support of 80 member states of the organization (with the required minimum of 86).

This did not allow the Russian Federation to be elected as a member of the Council for the first group of ICAO states,” the release says.

Meanwhile, according to the rules of the organization, if the 11th member of the Council is not elected, a re-vote is required, which the Russian side was denied.

“We believe that the unfriendly decision of the coalition of countries is political and temporary.

The contribution of our country to the development of international aviation is recognized all over the world,” the ministry stressed.

Earlier it became known that Russia was not re-elected to the ICAO Council.