UAE To Take Airspace Case To ICAO

The UAE said Tuesday it would take its legal case to keep Qatari planes from its airspace to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) after a ruling in the UN’s highest court.

In a procedural ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said the ICAO has jurisdiction to rule in the aviation dispute, reports Arab News.

The UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were appealing a June 2018 decision by the ICAO, which dismissed their claim that the body should not be making judgments in the dispute.

Dr. Hissa Abdullah Al-Otaiba, the UAE’s ambassador to the Netherlands, said the ICJ’s decision was “technical and limited to procedural issues and jurisdiction to address the dispute; it did not consider the merits of the case.”

“We have the highest respect for the court and will be looking at its decision closely,” she said. “There are important points in the judgment that the UAE and Quartet will rely on in proceedings before the ICAO Council.”

The case stems from a boycott of Qatar launched by the four countries in 2017 over its support for extremist groups. The quartet cut trade, transport and diplomatic links to Qatar, including access to their airspaces. Six other governments joined the action.

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