Azerbaijan seeks ITU Council membership for 2027-2030

The next Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is scheduled to be held in Qatar on November 9-27 this year.

Report informs, citing the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan, that the event, held once every four years, elects the ITU secretary-general, deputy secretary-general, bureau directors, as well as members of the Radio Regulations Board and the ITU Council, the organization's governing body.

Azerbaijan has submitted its candidacy for membership in the ITU Council for 2027-2030. In addition, Sitara Mehdiyeva, head of the Radio Frequency Management Department of the Azerbaijan Space Agency (Azercosmos), which is part of AZCON Holding, has been nominated for membership in the Radio Regulations Board.

Azerbaijan was elected to the ITU Council at the plenipotentiary conferences held in 2014, 2018 and 2022. The country's representation on the Council has made an important contribution to its active participation in the organization's decision-making and governance processes, the protection of national interests and the promotion of priorities in the field of information and communication technologies.

In addition, a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport was elected a member of the Radio Regulations Board in both 2018 and 2022.

Under the ITU Constitution, Council members are elected by the Plenipotentiary Conference, taking into account the principle of equitable geographical distribution. Members of the Radio Regulations Board are selected from among candidates nominated by the organization's member states.