ITU honour: leaders salute HRH premier

New York

TheMinister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa extended his deepest congratulations to Prime Minister HRH  Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who was conferred with the ‘Information and Communication Technology in sustainable development’ Award instituted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Shaikh Khalid stated that this honour is a result of HRH the PM’s decades long march of development and good governance and a UN recognition of his crucial role in the progress boom enjoyed by modern Bahrain. 

Attending the ceremony, the Minister said the event reflects international recognition of the major role of HRH Premier in achieving Bahrain’s goals of sustainable development as well as Bahrain’s breakthrough in the field of information and communication technology development. 

Shaikh Khalid noted that the Award is an acknowledgment of the openness, transparency and willingness of Bahrain to collaborate with the rest of the international community in the field of Information Technology. 

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdullatif Al Zayani said the ITU award granted to HRH Premier was an honouring to all citizens of Bahrain. He asserted that the ICT award proved Bahrain’s leading role in this regard, and HRH Premier’s confidence in the ability of the Bahraini citizens to use advanced technology. Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal Ahmed expressed delight at HRH Premier’s honouring by ITU, noting that Bahrain had made quantum leaps in ICT and its infrastructure, and enjoys leading positions in all international indices.

Social Development Minister Faeqa Al Saleh also expressed pleasure at attending the historical event. She added that Bahrain had paid utmost attention to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and the new sustainable development goals set by the UN are already achieved in Bahrain.