U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Taiwan should not be excluded from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), saying politics must not interfere with aviation safety.
Duffy made the remarks at ICAO’s 42nd Assembly in Montreal on Sept. 23, the opening day of the aviation group’s triennial gathering, which runs through Oct. 3.
“It is also essential that all international aviation stakeholders, particularly Taiwan, are meaningfully included in ICAO’s technical activities. There is no room for politics on this question—this is about safety and security of the global system that we all enjoy, and of which Taiwan is an active part,” Duffy said in a speech….