This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Qatar has officially withdrawn its proposal for the transfer of International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters from Montreal to Qatar. An unexpected offer made by Qatar in late April proposed to host the headquarters of the UN aviation agency, which is tasked with establishing international rules for airplane transportation. Consequently, the Canadian government along with its Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, had aimed to fight “tooth and nail” in challenging the proposal and keeping the agency in Quebec. However, it was disclosed by Mr. Baird on Thursday via a tweet that Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, has assured him that Qatar will withdraw the bid.
The proposal made by Qatar was a long shot and a daring gamble, considering it had to acquire the consent of 60 per cent of the international organization’s members, i.e. 115 countries, in voting to shift the Montreal headquarter of a United Nations agency. Mr. Baird had announced to formulate and was later orchestrating a campaign to keep the agency Canada was hosting since more than 60 years, vowing to fight “tooth and nail.”
Canadian sources alleged that Qatar had informed Canada that they were withdrawing the bid to maintain cordial relations with Canada, though analysts suspect that Qatar had comprehended that they would not have gathered enough support in the vote. It was previously reported almost a month ago, that numerous Arab nations had already decided to side with Qatar’s campaign, in reaction to Canada’s vocal pro-Israel stance on Palestinian issues.
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