Tuesday, 5 October Rwanda It is in the same spirit that Rwanda would like to be a full member of the ITU Council in order to further con-tribute Furthermore, Rwanda strongly believes in the cru-cial importance of global synergies between na-tions to fully exploit the potential and opportuni-ties brought about by Information Technologies. towards the achievement our global ICT agenda. We therefore call for your support and vote for Rwanda during the forthcoming elections of the ITU Council. We thank you for your kind attention. This justifies why we value our excellent partner-ship with ITU under the visionary leadership of the Secretary General Dr. Hamadoun Touré whom Rwanda Government and its people are proud of his achievement and will continue to support, through initiatives such as the Connect Africa Summit held in 2007 in Rwanda and the recent Broadband Commission for Digital Development co-chaired by H.E. the President of Rwanda. 67