 Mr Chairman, Secretary-General, Excellencies, ITU officials, ladies and gentlemen, a very good morning and namaste. It's an honor to address this conference on behalf of the Government of Nepal. We wish to congratulate the Romanian government for hosting this important conference and to express our appreciation for the warm welcome we have received. Mr Chairman, during the last couple of years, we have discussed universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation, their premises and their impacts. In this context, ITU has an important role in leveraging ICT, and in this dynamic digital ecosystem, organizations must be able to rethink themselves at a faster pace. Since the last plenipotentiary, Nepal has built optical superhighways that relentlessly connect every headquarters and provide broadband connectivity to schools, hospitals and local government offices. In order to enhance universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation, Nepal is working on the formulation and implementation of policies on infrastructure sharing, 5G deployment, cybersecurity and interconnection. We are providing free Wi-Fi services in religious and tourist areas as well as free mobile SIM cards for students. We have invested in infrastructure like data centers and internet exchange points to cut down prices and to improve quality of telecommunication services. In order to accomplish the strategic goals as proposed in the draft ITU strategic plan, Nepal has set accessible modern infrastructure and intensive connectivity as a long-term national goal with the development of internal and international interconnectivity at its long-term national strategy. Currently, we are implementing the Digital Nepal framework focusing on eight sectors, digital foundation, agriculture, health, education, energy, tourism, urban infrastructure and finance. That is followed by Digital Nepal Acceleration Program promoting digital connectivity. We are committed to providing 4G connectivity for all schools, hospitals and administrative offices by the end of this year. In addition, we are at the pace of completion to connect all district headquarters by optical fiber networks. Due to its adverse geographical orientation, Nepal has been facing the problem of the increased cost of telecommunication services. In this context, we seek support from ITU to bring down the prices of international bandwidth for countries like ours. We look forward to continuing our long-term commitment and working with the ITU to provide universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. Under your leadership, Mr. Chairman, and the efforts of distinguished delegations, we are sure to achieve many great outcomes at this conference. Go Digital. Get connected. Thank you and Namaste.