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Azerbaijan kicks off BakuTel-2008 Exhibition- UPDATED

Azerbaijan kicks off BakuTel-2008 Exhibition- <font color=red>UPDATED </font>

11 November 2008 12:26 (UTC +04:00)

The opening ceremony was attended by President Ilham Aliyev, government officials and representatives from foreign countries and international organizations.
BakuTel-2008, the largest IT exhibition in the Caspian Region, is supported by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the United Nations, International Telecommunication Union, Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications, and Azerbaijan Export and Investment promotion Foundation (AzPromo).
Officials and businessmen from amore than 15 countries are attending the three-day exhibition that is being held under the patronage of Azerbaijani President.
The exhibition sections include Telecommunications & Networks, It & Office Technologies, Cable & Wireless, Satellite Communication & Technologies, Broadcasting & Professional Equipment, Banking Technologies & Services, Security Systems, Broadband Communication and Technologies, Software & Automation Systems, E-Government & E-Learning etc.
A regional ministerial meeting will take place on the sidelines of the exhibition.
The ministerial meeting will focus on the construction of a high-speed information highway lying from Bulgaria to Pakistan and its connection to the international backbone.
Besides, Azerbaijan-Israel, Azerbaijan-Estonia Workshops and Azerbaijan-California Business Forum will take place as part of the event.
Rana Abdullayeva, manager of the exhibition, said that 105 companies from 21 countries, including the USA, France, Germany, Turkey, Israel, Russia, China and others will attend the exhibition. The event will be wrapped up on November 14.