HE Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, held a series of bilateral meetings with ministers, officials and representatives of countries and international organizations, on the sidelines of his participation in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26), hosted by Doha from November 9 to 27. The meeting was attended by Shaikh Ahmed bin Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary for Telecommunications at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.
The meetings included a meeting with Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the ITU, to discuss means to strengthen cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the ITU in areas of mutual interest, particularly telecommunications network resilience, service continuity, capacity building and keeping pace with rapid technological developments.
HE Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed also met with Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Adam Cassady, Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy of the United States of America; Dr. Markus Richter, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization of the Federal Republic of Germany; Dr. 'Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; Xiong Jijun, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China; Mark-Alexandre Doumba, Minister of Digital Economy, Innovation and New Technologies of the Gabonese Republic; and Patrick Neary, Assistant Secretary for Communications of Ireland.
The meetings emphasized the importance of continuing to strengthen international partnerships and exchange expertise and experience in the telecommunications and information technology sector, supporting Bahrain's efforts to develop its digital infrastructure, enhance the sector's competitiveness and keep pace with global developments in telecommunications and technology.
Last Updated Date: 11-11-2026
