President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday affirmed Egypt’s keenness to enhance cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and participate effectively in the UN agency’s work and activities.
The President’s remarks came as he met the visiting ITU Director-General, Doreen Bogdan-Martin, on Monday, Presidency Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said. Attending the meeting were Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat and ITU Representative and Regional Director of the Arab Countries office, Adel Darwish.
In his remarks, President Sisi noted the ITU’s pioneering role as a United Nations specialized agency in the field of information and communication technology and also as a global platform for governments and the private sector, spokesman Fahmy said.
During the meeting, the President highlighted the state’s interest through the “Digital Egypt Strategy” to advance the communications and information technology sector and develop its infrastructure as Egypt’s gateway to the future.
In this context, President Sisi said Egypt is looking forward to the enhancement of ITU support for the country’s efforts in the field of information and communications technology.
For her part, the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union expressed valuation of Egypt’s role and its extended contributions to the work of the Union, the latest of which is hosting the current edition of the Global Forum for Regulators in Sharm El-Sheikh, spokesman Fahmy said.
The ITU chief lauded the Forum as constituting an important international platform that attracts wide participation for cooperation and the exchange of expertise between the world’s bodies concerned.
Convening the Forum in Sharm el-Sheikh, she went on, reflects the confidence of the international community in the Egyptian ICT sector and its distinguishing potentials, expertise and promising future.
She also stressed the ITU’s interest in boosting cooperation with Egypt in a way that contributes to supporting the country’s digital development process, especially in light of the state’s intense interest in this sector, the Presidency spokesman said.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
