The virtual meeting brought together transport
ministers from the US, Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan and the EU Commission to identify
common goals and principles that will help develop
globally recognised travel standards for when
international travel reopens. This includes best
practices for sharing scientific data and promoting
coordination on universally recognised travel
certificates.
Transport Secretary said:
If we’re to safely and sustainably restart
international travel on a global scale, we need a
robust, accessible and coordinated approach.
That’s why I’ve brought together my G7 counterparts to identify
shared goals, address challenges we may face and
progress work on a coordinated approach that will
allow us to build back better as we look to the
future.
At today’s meeting, the Secretary of State also
outlined the UK
government’s approach to reopening international travel
through the recommendations of the Global Travel
Taskforce report. Published last month, the report
sets out a framework to restart international travel
from 17 May at the earliest through the introduction of
a traffic light system.
As part of this, the UK government continues to play
a leading role in the development of international
standards around digital travel certifications. Work
continues across the UK government to prioritise a
solution to enable passengers to prove their COVID-19
status for vaccines for outbound travel to another
country.
