Diplomatic actions by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the IALA change of status project

Saatja: "marie-helene grillet" <[email protected]> Saaja: [email protected] Teema: Diplomatic actions regarding the IALA change of status Kuupäev: 2015-01-07 10:34 IALA - AISM[cid:[email protected]] (International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities Association Internationale de Signalisation Maritime) Diplomatic actions by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the IALA change of status project Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 6th January 2015 Dear IALA National Member, As part of the IALA change of status project, as supported by the IALA General Assembly Resolution passed at A Coruña in May 2014, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched diplomatic action in late 2014 via its embassies in IALA national member countries, presenting IALA and its contribution to maritime safety, to raise awareness of IALA's intent to move towards IGO status, and indicating that France is supportive of this status change. This is a first step towards raising Governments' awareness with a view to getting their support for a Diplomatic Conference to be called in the next few years to negotiate the International Agreement that will transform IALA into an Intergovernmental Organization. As a result of this first action National Members of IALA may be, or have been already, invited by the French Embassies in their countries to be supportive of the project. Information on the project was circulated to all IALA National Members in August 2013 together with an invitation to participate in a meeting in October 2013. This meeting, which was an opportunity for our National Members to comment and actively participate in the establishment of the project, was followed by another one, held in March 2014, where a set of documents was agreed to go ahead with the project. In order to keep our Members up to date a special page has been created in the IALA Website, which contains step by step information and can be reached using the following link: http://www.iala-aism.org/about/news/243708217/iala-developments. You are encouraged to view it. [cid:[email protected]]Yours faithfully, Michael Card IALA Deputy Secretary General