BEIRUT: Public Works and Transport Minister Ghazi Zeaiter met with EU’s ambassador to Lebanon Monday over the failure of Beirut airport to meet EU safety standards.
“The European Union fully supports the efforts of the Lebanese government and the good cooperation in issues related to air safety,” Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst said after a meeting with Zeaiter at his ministry, the National News Agency quoted her as saying.
Eichhorst said the two also discussed Zeaiter’s announcements last week about the measures to be taken at Beirut's international airport.
Zeaiter last week announced that measures were being taken to enhance Lebanon’s air safety conditions to meet EU and international standards.
Last month, the EU sent a memo to the Public Works and Transportation Ministry informing it of a decision to stop transporting goods from Beirut airport. The decision was made after Lebanon failed to meet the EU’s standards for air transportation safety.
British Airways became the first to implement the EU’s decision after it began banning the transport of goods from Beirut’s airport on March 1.
In Monday's meeting, Zeaiter said Lebanon was doing everything it could to meet the standards, saying the cooperation was “to the maximum.”
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