 मिस्तर च्यर्म्यन, योर अच्सलन्ची, मिस्तर उलान जाव, सेक्रेटरी जनरल, अनरेवाल मिनिस्तर्स, टिस्टिंगुच, डेलिगेट्स, लेडिजन, जन्टल्मेन, अबेरी गुद मर्णिंग, अई नमस्ते, अई विस्तु अच्टेन यू, अल मैं वाम ग्रिटिंग्स � विस्ट्टिक्कुःटी एंगाटिन, पह्छ्ट्टी of Dhubai । पह्ट्ट तो घबना जाव मिस्तर च्यर्मम्यन , अन ऽ्ज़ेक्सर्र की ती आप डेलिग। अजिन अच्सलोज कराँई युई वेाई च्यर्में, डेलिगाई वेडिई थे, the government for their warm welcome and gracious hospitality. Mr. Chairman, I give immense pleasure to express our views for the development of telecommunication and ICTs, which has been considered as a cross-cutting enabler for socio-economic development of the nation and to achieve the government's vision, prosperous Nepal, happy Nepali. The telecommunications sector in Nepal is rapidly growing, having the telephone service subscription of 135% and broadband subscription of 50% till that. In order to connect every district headquarters and to provide reliable and affordable broadband connectivity to schools, hospitals and local government offices, we are using the RULER telecommunication development fund in order to build a high-speed optical fiber network the information superhighway, which is expected to be completed by 2020. Nepal is working towards the development of ICT with the slogan digital Nepal. Currently, we are preparing the digital Nepal framework focusing on eight sectors, agriculture, health, education, urban infrastructure, energy, tourism, finance and connectivity. This framework aims to guide Nepal on its journey towards becoming a digital Nepal. The government has also formulated the broadband policy and the ICT policy in 2015 in order to enhance broadband services and to ultimately achieve the sustainable development goals. Currently, the government is planning to formulate the Information Technology Act to deal with current issues such as cyber security, digital signature, e-governments, data protection and security, child online protection and e-waste management. The government is also planning to introduce 4G and 5G in a phase-wise manner. Furthermore, the National Emergency Telecommunication Plan and the strategy for making ICT services accessible for persons with disabilities have been prepared. Mr. Chairman, since Nepal has a very difficult terrain consisting of remote, ruler and mountainous regions which are very expensive and difficult to connect via high-speed optical fiber network, we are also working to utilize our own satellite orbital slots assigned by ITU. In line with international best practices and strategic directions of ITU, we are continuously preparing and adopting our national policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks. In this regard, I would like to convey my gratitude for the continuous cooperation and support provided by ITU. I hope cooperation and partnership will be further enhanced in the coming days for technology transfer, human resource development and special arrangement for low-income and land-locked countries. At last, I expressed full commitment of my delegations to engage constructively during the next 3 weeks and we are committed to strive towards achieving the vision goals and target of connected 2020 in cooperation with ITU. Finally, I would like to thank all the delegates for their cooperation and patience. Thank you and Namaste.