Title: New ICAO Pacific Islands Liaison Officer established Page Content: Montreal, 2 August 2023 - ICAO has taken a major step to improve its engagement and support for Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) with the appointment of a new Liaison Officer. The new position responds to the Ministerial Port Moresby Declaration on Aviation Safety and Security of 2021, the Pacific Regional Aviation Strategy (2022 - 2032) adopted by countries at the UN agency's 41st Assembly last October, and has been realized in collaboration with the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) and essential financial support from the government of Singapore. "This new Liaison Officer post is being established in recognition of the distinct sustainable development and ICAO compliance challenges which many States in this region presently face," emphasized ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar. "Our goal in establishing it is to directly assist Pacific Island nations in discharging