Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-24 01:50:43|Editor: Mu XuequanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Tuesday vowed to support African Union's (AU) flagship project dubbed the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and the Ethiopian Airlines Group, in a joint press conference on Tuesday, announced their full support towards the realization of AU's "single African skies initiative." Ahmed Shide, Ethiopian Minister of Transport, said that the initiative would "pave the way for other flagship projects such as the free trade area and the free movement of people." According to Shide, Ethiopia has always been one of the pioneers in promoting the free skies in Africa and it is also one of the 11 champion countries that declared their commitment to establishing a single African air transport market. So far, 23 African countries out of 55 have subscribed to the Single African Air Transport Market, whereas 44 African countries have signed the Yamoussoukro Decision.

Source: Ethiopian News January 23, 2018 18:18 UTC