By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
The African
Telecommunications Union (ATU) has congratulated Bahrain’s Adel Darwish on his
election as Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) at the Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, Qatar.
In a statement, the ATU
welcomed Darwish’s election, highlighting its previous working relationship
with him during his tenure as ITU Regional Director for the Arab States,
particularly through engagements that brought the African and Arab regions
together.
The Union expressed
confidence in his new mandate and wished him success as he assumes the wider
responsibility within the global telecommunications body.
“His election follows
yesterday’s re-election of Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, with whom we
have enjoyed a strong working relationship,” the ATU said.
The Union also reaffirmed
its commitment to strengthening cooperation with the ITU leadership, saying it
looks forward to working with both Darwish and Bogdan-Martin to advance
Africa’s priorities within the organisation and contribute to the broader objectives
of the Union.
The elections took place
during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, which brings together member
states to determine the organisation’s leadership and strategic direction.
