[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: urgent queston-whos attending in high level

[west Asia]

Dear All

The problem simply is he is withdrawing to come to WSIS (president Khatami)
and we need him for supporting the declaration and Iranian government
commitment to its contents, it will weaken our position inside the country,
so we are trying to show him the importance of the event and necessity of
his and other heads of states presence, so I need a credible list of the
ones who are really coming.

If you have nay info, please inform us.

Regards
Amir
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Peake" <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
To: <bureau at geneva2003.org>
Cc: "Claire Chombeau" <claire.chombeau at ties.itu.int>; "Liliane Ursache"
<liliane.ursache at ties.itu.int>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: urgent queston-whos attending in high level


Amir,

I expect you mean you are trying to have Mr. Khatami support the
civil society declaration :-)

The WSIS website seems to have been changed ready for the Summit to
start and much of the information has moved.  Press release below
describes which heads of state will be there, but as it lists Iran,
perhaps it is not as accurate as it could be.  And from November 11.

Thanks,

Adam


Global Leaders Back Summit

More than 50 Heads of State and Government to Participate

Geneva, 11 November < 56 Heads of State or Government have so far
committed to participate in the first phase of the World Summit on
the Information Society in Geneva (10-12 December 2003) with more
than 6000 delegates from government, intergovernmental organizations,
civil society, the private sector and the media. The Summit will
endorse a Declaration of Principles for the Information Society and a
plan of action to bring the benefits of information and
communications technologies for social and economic development to
people in all parts of the world. The World Summit on the Information
Society is being held under the patronage of Kofi Annan, Secretary
General of the United Nations (UN) and is being organized by the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN specialized
agency for telecommunications.

³The commitment of so many heads to participate in the Summit is very
important as it will be the first opportunity to address in a global
forum and at the highest political level the challenges that lie
ahead in the Information Society. There have been many benefits in
the explosive development of information and communication
technologies, especially in terms of creating jobs and wealth
creation, but it is also creating legitimate concerns, such as
ensuring access to information and communication technology, while
preserving fundamental freedoms and human rights, security and
privacy,² stated Yoshio Utsumi, ITU Secretary-General. The World
Summit will address some of these concerns by establishing a common
understanding among stakeholders about how to capitalize on the
opportunities, while addressing the challenges of the Information
Society.

³As information and communication technologies become more important
in all aspects of our lives, it is important that no one should be
left behind,² added Mr Utsumi. The draft action plan of the Summit
proposes a commitment to connect all of the world¹s villages with
ICTs by 2015, and to connect at least half the world¹s inhabitants by
that date.

The following is a list of countries whose Heads of State or
Government will participate in the World Summit on the Information
Society. These include, in addition to the host countries of
Switzerland and Tunisia: Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cuba,
Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Jordan, Korea (Republic of),
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova,
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, St.
Kitts and Nevis, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, Zimbabwe


At 9:38 PM +0330 12/4/03, west Asia wrote:
>
>
>Dear All
>
>I need to know who's attending from head of states or highest
>person, as we are encouraging Mr.Khatami to attend and seeking his
>support for declaration, and his office needs to know what is the
>level of attendance now, how could I get those info? does anybody
>knows? I think for CS is important to know in general in what level
>the countries are attending and will gives us a good view of how
>much WSIS was successful.
>
>With Regards
>
>Amir Barmaki
>
>
>
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