The Arab ICT Organization AICTO held on Wednesday 02/06/2021 the 18th session of its General Assembly via video conference.
This session was chaired by HE. Dr. Ishaq Sider, Minister of Telecom and Information Technology at the State of Palestine, in the presence of the Chairman of AICTO’s Executive Council, HE. Mr. Amir Al-Bayati – Republic of Iraq, and the delegations of the following countries: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Tunisia, the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the State of Libya, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the Republic of Yemen, in addition to the representative of the Secretariat General of the League of Arab States – the Economic Sector – HE. Minister Plenipotentiary / Mr. Mohamed Kheir, Director of the Arab Organizations and Federations Department.
During this meeting, the recommendations of the 24th session of the Executive Council were reviewed, and AICTO’s action plan and budget for the year 2022 were approved.
Also, the confidence was renewed in the current Executive Council of the organization chaired by HE. Mr. Amir Al-Bayati from the Republic of Iraq and HE. Mr. Ihab Sobeih as Council’s deputy chairman from the State of Palestine and the following members: the Republic of Tunisia, the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Republic of Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Palestine, the State of Libya, and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
This session of AICTO’s General Assembly witnessed for the first time the participation of the State of Qatar, which has recently joined the organization.
All Attendees to this meeting recognized the Palestinian people for their heroic steadfastness in the face of repeated and brutal attacks by the occupying power, and they highly valued the victories recently achieved by the Palestinian people in the context of their legitimate right to defend, restore their lands and protect their holy sites.