Tuesday, 5 October Azerbaijan Honorable Chairman, For your information, I would like to emphasize the fact that in Azerbaijan the revenues from the ICT sec-tor Since joining ITU in 1992, this year Azerbaijan nomi-nated have been increased in average by 30-35% per its candidature to the ITU Council from the year over the last 5 years. Internet connection fees were repeatedly decreased whereas number of us-ers Region C as a country having been duly implementing its duties. I think, by continuing our contribution, sup-porting reached 50% of population 12% broadband users. activity of the ITU in a new status – we can be 95% of population use mobile phones. Multi-program TV and radio broadcasting access was provided for the whole population. more transparent as a memebr of Council and to this end we call all member-states to support us in this. Its special weight in GDP has increased by 2% and share of private sector has reached 83%. Honorable Chairman, Export of national manufacture has been ensured, re-lations Honorable participants of the conference, with more than 70 countries have been built Once again I wish good luck to the work of the con-ference, and various Agreements and MOU’s have been signed. prosperity and development to our countries, Developments in the field of ICT in Azerbaijan also drew attention of international and other organiza-tions, and success to the future activities of the ITU. especially ITU, Davos World Economic Forum and this in its turn enabled others to show this dynamic in their table of ratings. Thank you! Dear participants, Azerbaijan is implemeting such projects which will de-velop its national economy as well as contribute to the development of the other country’s economies. In this sense, “Regional Innovation Zone”, “TransEurasian Information Super Highway” initiative which was ap-proved by UN’s General Assembly’s special resolution, and “Azerspace” projects are diverted to renewing the in-frastructure of the broad region in the future as well as to building a “knowledge-based economy” in the region. 63