 Your Excellencies, Ministers of ITU-Members State, Secretary-General of ITU, Mr. Holinsaw, Elected Officials of ITU, Mr. Tarik Al-Aawadi, Executive Director of Spectrum of the United Arab Emirates, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring to you warm greetings from the government and the people of the Republic of Anato, and also allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate the government and the generous people of our United Arab Emirates, represented by telecommunication regulatory authority for being such a great host for this magnificent event. May I also seize this opportunity to applaud His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, al-Maktoum for the advancements United Arab Emirates is taking in ICDs with recent launching of Califasat. It is an enormous privilege and pleasure to address the gathering here today, where deliberations and decisions will be made that influence and affect the development of global ICDs. As the head of the government of Anato and the Minister responsible for ICD, Telecommunication and Broadcasting, I offer you a great respect and appreciation for the joint efforts of ITU and the member states. Plenty potentially 2018 or PPP 2018 will look beyond the next four years and establishing the future directions of ITU in a way that contributes to the co-prosperity of all humanity. In this respect, I believe that we will all share views on the common, current common challenges and policies experienced, very bio-strengthening mutual understanding and joint efforts to mitigate these experiences. Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, we are in the fourth industrial revolution and the edge of the cyber-connected society where cross-border activities and connections become stronger than ever. In such a world, ICD's sector development is no longer an individual nation's issue. The government of Anato recognized that ICD, Broadband Access and Connectivity, are pivotal levels that can catalyze the achievement of all 17 goals of the 2030 agenda. Today, the facts remain so that there are still many who have little or no access to broadband or ICD, as we speak today. In this respect, we look forward to PPP 2018 to not only discuss technological and industrial development, but also collectively address the opportunities of expanding the infrastructure and e-services in the developing countries, especially for the small island development states who are confronted by the global effects of climate change and severe natural disasters and very well-creating environment conducive for secure and sound utilization of ICD. We believe that strong ICD, a common platform, can be created to enable seeds collaborate in addressing common issues faced by these vulnerable groups of countries. Rapid and accelerating advance in digital technology are poised to become at once both the most promising and the most destabilizing drivers of change for the small island development countries. And many parts of the world as well. Today, commercial and economic aspects of cybersecurity are more than just a marketplace issues, the increasingly national and regional and international security issues are at stake. Vanuatu, our developing country, as a member of SEACH will fulfill its part in contributing in the discussions. We look forward for learning from the best practices shared in this great gathering of minds. In August of this year, the Vanuatu government successfully hosts on behalf of the Pacific Island countries, the Asia Pacific Region Internet Governance Forum, for the first time in the Pacific Region, where a diverse range of discussions on these issues of internet was held, from July 9 to 12, offered 2019. Vanuatu on behalf of the Pacific will host the ITU ChSR 2019 meeting on our shows. And I'm here today to welcome all member states of the ITU to our beautiful paradise in the land of friendly smiles. Finally, I take this opportunity to thank all of those who work diligently to organize and prepare for a successful ITU Plenty Potential Conference 2018. Thank you very much.