OREANDA-NEWS. Kazakhstan and the United States signed an agreement establishing the legal framework for direct regular flights between the two countries. This was announced on Monday by the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic.

"Pursuant to the instructions of Elbasy and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an agreement on air communication between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the United States of America was signed", the agency said. the United States Government - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of Kazakhstan, William H. Moser".

According to the committee, this agreement is the first for Kazakhstan, which provides for the principles of "open skies" in accordance with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on further liberalization of air transport. As noted, this provides great opportunities for carriers planning to fly between Kazakhstan and the United States. Under this principle, parties can fly without restrictions on the number of carriers, destinations and frequencies, including those with a “fifth degree” of air freedom.