agency’s conflict zone risk proposals ‘superficial’

MONTREAL/TORONTO (Reuters) Russia, which the United States has accused of backing Ukrainian rebels who shot down a Malaysian airliner in July, called new proposals from theUnited Nations aviation body on mitigating risks over conflict zones rushed and according to a document obtained by Reuters.

An Emergencies Canada Goose sale Ministry member walks at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash near the settlement of Canada Goose online Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. Canada Goose Jackets REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) launched a task force in July to look at ways to better share information about risks above conflict zones. The task force has laid out 12 proposals, seen by Reuters and confirmed by sources at the Montreal based agency.

The Russian submission to canada goose coats on sale the ICAO Council, which canadagooseparkasoutlet was also signed by Bolivia, says the agency has lost its role in investigating the downing of Malaysian canada goose black friday sale Airlines MH17 and criticized a pilot program Canada Goose Parka to share intelligence.

It said the agency pursuit of a centralized intelligence sharing canada goose clearance sale mechanism was outside its mandate, and could lead to false information being given to pilots.

The Russian Canada Goose Coats On Sale objections could limit ICAO actions on conflict zones.

Malaysia is also unhappy with the proposals, because it believes they do not go far buy canada goose jacket cheap enough, said two sources familiar with the matter.

The United States said its satellite imagery proved Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down with a ground to air missile by Russian backed rebels. Russia says a Ukrainian military aircraft downed it.

The airline industry has Canada Goose Outlet clamored for better information on risks to planes over conflict zones, in buy canada goose jacket the wake of the incident which killed nearly 300 people. Montreal based ICAO is not responsible for closing canadian goose jacket airspace above conflict canada goose store zones, but canada goose factory sale it sets safety standards followed by most countries.

Council members ultimately endorsed the recommendations on Monday with only minor amendments, despite the Russian objections, according to two sources who attended the meeting. ICAO 191 member states are set to gather for a special safety conference next February.

Outlined in a separate document obtained by Reuters, the proposals range from creating an information cheap Canada Goose sharing pilot program to developing practices for informing the public about risks in conflict zones. They form a general plan of action for ICAO, canada goose coats industry and governments.

The haste and lack of preparation has led to recommendations with a character, Russia and Bolivia canada goose clearance said.

Malaysia is concerned the proposals do not do enough to address states obligations, ICAO sources told Reuters. canada goose One source, who asked not to be identified, canada goose uk outlet said Malaysia had canada goose uk shop lamented that ICAO cannot force canada goose uk black friday states to uk canada goose outlet share relevant but sensitive intelligence.

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