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Azerbaijani President receives UN Under-Secretary-General

05 November 2012 15:06 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Wu Hongbo on November 5, APA reports. Wu Hongbo said that the government of Azerbaijan attached special importance to the development of information and communication technologies and highly estimated Azerbaijan as a regional leader in this sphere. The guest noted the importance of active participation of Azerbaijan in the UN â€œE-Governmentâ€ projects. In his turn, President Ilham Aliyev underlined the importance of the UN Under-Secretary Generalâ€™s participation in the 7th Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

The Head of State said that information and communication technologies sector is one of the priority spheres. Underlining the importance of the Azerbaijanâ€™s election as member of the UN Security Council with strong international support on the 20th anniversary of its independence, President expressed his confidence that the cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UN will further develop successfully.