The thirty-first extraordinary session of the Council was held by correspondence, due to the extraordinary circumstances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first IMO meeting not held live in the history of the Organization.
Solidarity in the pandemic
The Council joined IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim in expressing its solidarity with all Member States and other stakeholders during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and commended them for their concerted efforts to contain the...
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