Vietnam and South Africa have accomplished a draft agreement on
civil aviation cooperation that looks to facilitate their tourism, trade
and investment in the time to come.
A memorandum of
understanding on the work was inked during talks between Deputy Head of
the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Vo Huy Cuong and Director of
Air Transport under the South African Department of Transport Vuwani
Ndwamato in Pretoria on May 30.
Comprised of 22
articles, the draft agreement stipulates rights and obligations of the
signatories in accordance with each country’s law and the Convention on
International Civil Aviation, covering transportation rights, aviation
security, flight frequencies, and tax matters, among other issues.
The
two sides agreed to hasten preparatory work to submit the document to
their governments for approval and signing as soon as possible
The future agreement is expected to create conditions for Vietnamese
and South African airlines to devise their operation plans to exploit
direct routes or establish code-share flights between the two countries,
Cuong told the Pretoria-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent.
“We believe that the outcomes of the talks will be a step forward in
the aviation ties between the two countries, helping boost their
tourism, trade and investment ties,” he said.-VNA