| Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC June 21, 2002 United States, Cape Verde Reach Open Skies AgreementThe United States and Cape Verde today initialed an Open Skies air transport agreement removing all restrictions on air services to, from and beyond each other's territory. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State John Byerly and Jorge Lima Delgado Lopes, Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation of Cape Verde, initialed the agreement at the Department of State. The agreement, reached after consultations in Praia and Washington, is the United States' 58th Open Skies agreement, and the twelfth with an African nation. Other Open Skies partners in Africa are Tanzania, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, The Gambia, Nigeria, Morocco, Rwanda, Benin, Senegal and Uganda. Open Skies agreements permit unrestricted air service by the airlines of both countries between and beyond the other's territory, eliminating restrictions on how often the carriers can fly, the kind of aircraft they use and the prices they charge. The agreement covers both passenger and cargo services, as well as scheduled and charter operations. In addition, the U.S.-Cape Verde agreement permits carriers of each country to operate scheduled and charter cargo services between the other country and third countries, without a connection to the carrier's homeland. Operations consistent with the new agreement may be implemented immediately. |
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