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Russian Premier Vladimir Putin meets ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré
Meeting focuses on global access to ICT
Geneva, 15 June 2011 – ITU
Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré met with Mr Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of
the Russian Federation during a historic visit to UN Headquarters in Geneva,
where they discussed global access to the benefits of information and
communication technologies (ICT).
Russia has long been a supporter of ITU and was one of its founding members
nearly 150 years ago.
Prime Minister Putin reaffirmed his support and that of the Russian Federation
to ITU and to the growth and development of the ICT sector. He said Russia was
determined to contribute to the work of the Union and to strengthen the
collaboration with the organization. Mr Putin referred to the importance of
information technologies, in particular Internet services, which have a key
position on the international agenda. He said that when we are talking about the
democratization of international relations, we cannot ignore information
technology.
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré said that solid political and technical
support from the Russian Federation has contributed to the adoption of many ITU
resolutions and decisions, which have helped deliver social and economic
progress worldwide. He lauded Russia on its stellar progress in the ICT sector,
pointing out that the Russian population enjoys 166 per cent mobile cellular
subscriptions, which is over twice the global average. Dr Touré pointed out that
while mobile connectivity is continuing to grow in Russia, more remains to be
achieved in the roll out of broadband. He said that Russia’s scientific
contribution to the global community, in particular to space exploration and
radiocommunication, have helped us meet our objectives to connect the world. He
also shared his views on the future development of the Internet and highlighted
the importance of international cooperation on cybersecurity.
Dr Touré extended an invitation to Prime Minister Putin to attend the 40th
anniversary holding of ITU Telecom World in Geneva in October this year.
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