A meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council is being held in Geneva, Switzerland.
This was reported to elchi by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport (MDDT).
A delegation led by Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Samaddin Asadov is representing the country at the event.
The Council meeting discussed the report of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) held in Baku, preparations for the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference to be organized this year, as well as the World Radiocommunication Conference and Radiocommunication Assembly scheduled for 2027. The Strategic and Financial Plan for 2028–2031 and other issues were also in the spotlight.
Azerbaijan’s candidacy for membership in the ITU Council for 2027–2030, as well as the candidacy of an Azercosmos representative for the Radio Regulations Board, has been submitted.
Within the framework of the Council meeting, Deputy Minister Samaddin Asadov met with ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. During the meeting, information was provided on the measures taken in the field of digital development in Azerbaijan, and opportunities for expanding existing cooperation were discussed.
The Deputy Minister also held bilateral meetings with Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Dosjan Musaliyev, and China’s Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiong Jijun.
These meetings were significant in terms of presenting Azerbaijan’s position in the field of digital development at the international level, expanding the exchange of experience in the fields of artificial intelligence and innovation, as well as forming new bilateral and multilateral cooperation opportunities.
It should be noted that an informal meeting of ministers was held before the ITU Council meeting. The member states discussed opportunities for using new technologies, increasing private sector participation, improving the financing model, renewing cooperation with the UN, and other issues.