Today, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment José W. Fernández and Dominican Republic Minister of Tourism David Collado met at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC to advance progress on our countries’ bilateral aviation cooperation. Delegations representing the Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation, and the Dominican Ministry of Tourism and Institute of Civil Aviation signed a Memorandum of Consultation marking the conclusion of negotiations on a bilateral Air Transportation Agreement (also known as the “Open Skies” Agreement) between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Dominican Republic.
This proposed agreement, once signed and implemented, will meet the highest standard of aviation transport agreements, opening the door for the United States and the Dominican Republic to expand our two countries’ bilateral aviation relationship. The Under Secretary emphasized the U.S. government’s intentions to work closely with the Dominican Republic delegation to expedite the signing of the proposed agreement and complete the necessary domestic procedures aimed at bringing it into force.
For further information and press inquiries, please contact the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs’ Press Office: [email protected]. Information about U.S. aviation policy and Open Skies agreements is available on the Department of State’s website: https://www.state.gov/civil-air-transport-agreements/,
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