Azerbaijan Seeks Election to the ITU Council and Nominates a Candidate for the Radio Regulations Board

The next Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 9 to 27 November this year. Held every four years, the conference elects the Union’s Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, Directors of the Bureaux, as well as members of the Radio Regulations Board and the Council, the Union’s governing body.

Azerbaijan has submitted its candidacy for membership of the ITU Council for the 2027–2030 term. In addition, Sitara Mehdiyeva, Head of the Radio Frequency Management Department at the Azerbaijan Space Agency (Azercosmos), part of AZCON Holding, has been nominated for membership of the Radio Regulations Board.

Azerbaijan was elected to the ITU Council at the Plenipotentiary Conferences held in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Azerbaijan’s membership of the Council has made a significant contribution to the ITU’s decision-making and governance processes, the protection of the country’s national interests, and the advancement of its priorities in the field of information and communication technologies.

In addition, a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport was elected to the Radio Regulations Board in two consecutive elections, in 2018 and 2022.

Under the ITU Constitution, members of the Council are elected by the Plenipotentiary Conference, with due regard to the principle of equitable geographical distribution. Members of the Radio Regulations Board are elected from among candidates nominated by ITU Member States.