Regulation of problems in the field of communications in CIS space discussed

Baku, July 19 (AzerTAc). Joint 49th session of the Board of Heads of Administrations of the Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC) and 20th session of the Coordination Council for Informatization of the CIS member states attached to RCC took place on July 15-17 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan at the meetings was represented by a delegation led by Ali Abbasov, Minister of Communications and High Technologies. Issues of efficiency of communications, information, telecommunications and radio and TV networks in CIS countries, as well as regulating of internetworks problems in border areas were discussed at the event. Azerbaijani delegation attended the meetings, informed the participants about the ongoing reforms in the country, projects TASIM / EuraCA, preparedness of telecommunications networks for the first European Olympic Games to be held in Azerbaijan in 2015, and participated in the discussions. During the meeting with the Minister of Kazakhstan and with the participation of telecommunications operator Kazakhtelecom the sides discussed the important role of projects TASIM / EuraCA in developing telecommunications infrastructure and the Internet in the region. It was also decided to start laying fiber-optic cable lines under the Caspian Sea with the joint participation of Azerbaijan and telecommunications operator Kazakhtelecom in September. It should be noted that specialists from Kazakh side will arrive in Baku to discuss the technical and financial aspects of the project in August. At the same time during the visit Minister Ali Abbasov held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart. The sides conducted final negotiations on the draft Memorandum of Understanding to reduce tariffs for international roaming services between the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies and mobile operators of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications and mobile operators of the Russian Federation, the signing of which is planned to be held within the framework of the International Exhibition and Conference BakuTel 2014, and Russian operators stressed their interest in implementation of projects TASIM / EuraCA. During the visit bilateral meetings were also held with the heads of administrations from Belarus and Tajikistan, as well as candidates elected for bodies of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference to be held in the South Korean city of Busan, in particular representatives of China, the UK, South Korea, Turkey, Russia, Canada, Nigeria, and was mutually agreed to support the candidacy of Azerbaijan for the Board of the ITU, which is the main body of the organization. Moreover, the sides agreed that these countries will be represented by national pavilions and exhibit their products and services at the International Conference and Exhibition BakuTel 2014 on 2-5 December.