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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on initiative of Azerbaijan

05 September 2013 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

President of the 67th session of the General Assembly Vuk Jeremic urged Governments to expand broadband infrastructure in the developing world.

He added that Azerbaijan and its neighbors can integrate into a global information space by acting as a bridge of communication between East and West.

“One-fifth of all households in developing countries are now hooked up to the internet - up from 13 per cent just three years ago,” Vuk Jeremic told a panel entitled ‘Improving connectivity in Eurasia,’ organized by Azerbaijan.

Ahead of the panel discussion, the Assembly held a plenary meeting where it adopted a resolution by which the world body invites UN Member States to explore ways to support the proposal by Azerbaijan to establish the Eurasian Connectivity Alliance with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Introducing the text, Agshin Mehdiyev (Azerbaijan) said it sought to renew attention and support for the Alliance, first recognized in Assembly resolution 67/194. The Alliance would serve as a regional platform to enhance trans-regional cooperation in information and communications technology, help Governments respond better to needs and challenges in that sector, attract strong private sector interest and facilitate knowledge-sharing, he said, adding that Member States’ support for the Alliance was crucial to the creation of an environment more conducive to connectivity.