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31041
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 09:38
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EU LIKELY TO LIFT BAN ON RI AIRLINE FLIGHTS
Jakarta, Nov 18 (ANTARA) - The European Union has indicated it will lift its ban on Indonesian airline flights next year following improvements in its community-level relations with Indonesia, a senior transportation official said.
"A team of government officials met with the European Union recently to discuss not only air transportation issues but also matters relating to fisheries," Air Transportation Director General Budhi Muliawan said here on Tuesday.
He said during the meeting there were indications the EU was already open and ready for cooperation with Indonesia. The EU said it had closed seven findings with regard to Indonesia flights.
"But when the team returned to Indonesia the number of findings it had closed increased to 33. God willing, EU will lift its in 2009," the director general said.
He said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with EU representatives in Beijing recently. At that time there was still a clause on Aviation Bill which was still an issue.
"We hope it could be endorsed this year," the director general said.
He said that seven findings were still under negotiations while 29 others were related to the bill on aviation.
"The total number of findings is 69. The seven ones which are still under negotiations among other things concerned the number of competent flight operation instructors for wide-bodied and navigation system.
"They are also available to talk through a teleconference on Friday (Nov.21)," he said adding that the EU new ambassador to Indonesia also had a goodwill to improve relations.
A number of European countries such as Germany, France and the Netherlands had also offered technical assistance on security and flight safety.
"Sweden and Britain even offered human resources training on aviation," he added.
He said that the matter constituted a concrete step for them to open themselves for close and concrete cooperation with Indonesia.
But Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said that so far they had not yet taken any decision yet.
The European Union has imposed a ban to fly over its airspace on all Indonesian airlines along with those of other countries since July 2007.
Every three months, the European evaluates the condition of airlines it has banned.
Unluckily, Indonesia has never passed the evaluations.
"A team of government officials met with the European Union recently to discuss not only air transportation issues but also matters relating to fisheries," Air Transportation Director General Budhi Muliawan said here on Tuesday.
He said during the meeting there were indications the EU was already open and ready for cooperation with Indonesia. The EU said it had closed seven findings with regard to Indonesia flights.
"But when the team returned to Indonesia the number of findings it had closed increased to 33. God willing, EU will lift its in 2009," the director general said.
He said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with EU representatives in Beijing recently. At that time there was still a clause on Aviation Bill which was still an issue.
"We hope it could be endorsed this year," the director general said.
He said that seven findings were still under negotiations while 29 others were related to the bill on aviation.
"The total number of findings is 69. The seven ones which are still under negotiations among other things concerned the number of competent flight operation instructors for wide-bodied and navigation system.
"They are also available to talk through a teleconference on Friday (Nov.21)," he said adding that the EU new ambassador to Indonesia also had a goodwill to improve relations.
A number of European countries such as Germany, France and the Netherlands had also offered technical assistance on security and flight safety.
"Sweden and Britain even offered human resources training on aviation," he added.
He said that the matter constituted a concrete step for them to open themselves for close and concrete cooperation with Indonesia.
But Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said that so far they had not yet taken any decision yet.
The European Union has imposed a ban to fly over its airspace on all Indonesian airlines along with those of other countries since July 2007.
Every three months, the European evaluates the condition of airlines it has banned.
Unluckily, Indonesia has never passed the evaluations.
