DUBAI, Nov 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwait was elected member of the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Board for a four-year term.
President of Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory
Authority (CITRA) Salem Al-Othainah expressed in a statement to KUNA his
satisfaction over winning the ITU council membership, which he dedicated to His
Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Kuwait was elected
member of the ITU Board following the Union internal voting on other posts, on
sidelines of the 2018 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference held in Dubai. Al-Othainah
expressed gratitude to the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, namely the permanent
representative at the UN and International Organizations in Geneva, Ambassador
Jamal AlGhunaim, for their efforts that paved the way for winning a seat in the
international board. Kuwait has advanced significantly in the telecommunication
field, ranking 37th globally over the past two years. It has been a member of
the ITU since 1982. (end) smr.rk.