 radioge elbows bandal existo H하고 jawe slightly hida hana tsp kwa hosting this conference. Please do convey our appreciation for all curtsies extended to us since our arrival. I take this opportunity to commend Houtenzao and his staff in the ITU Secretariat for their valuable contribution in ensuring the success of this conference. Mr Chairman and your Excellencies, as we jointly strive to achieve global sustainable development for everyone throughout the interconnected world, Uganda cognizes connectivity inclusiveness, collaboration and human-centric innovation as critical this effort. We cherish the role of ITU in this endeavor. We are committed to maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of the ITU and to the realization of its goals. At the national level, Uganda has identified the development of ICTs as critical enablers for the transformation of the country to middle income status. To this end, the government has developed a digital Uganda vision for the country, a national broadband policy, universal access and service guidelines aimed at addressing the digital divide. We have also established a series of programs including a national ICT innovation support fund for the youth innovators. Seventy-nine percent of Uganda's population has broadband coverage. It has been achieved in a country where 84 percent of the people live in rural areas and 54 percent are aged below 18 years. We now seek to extend broadband coverage to the rest of the country, while improving affordability, reliability, confidence in and uptake of these services. In this, we are ensuring we leave no one behind, including persons with special needs. We are specifically committed to digitizing our government processes with the cardinal aim of increasing access to services to the citizens. Before I conclude, Mr. Chairman and distinguished heads of delegations, I wish to remind and request to you of my government's request to support Uganda's candidature for re-election to the ITU council representing region D and for its candidate, Mr. Simon Bogawa for the Radio Regulations Bureau, RRB. Our quest is to enrich the diverse of the ITU government's deliberations drawing from our experience in ICT development what we attribute to our engagements with ITU over the years. We pledge to work with you, Mr. Chairman, and all other delegations towards achieving a successful conference. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all delegates fruits for the reparations in the coming two weeks and to invite the delegates of Uganda's reception this evening at the Sheikh Rashid Hall A at the Conversion Center. For God and my country, thank you so much. Shukran. Spasiba. Shisei. Gratias. Mesirbu ku. Te shikur. Aligatoa for friends from Japan. Thank you so much.