Syria participates in the elections for the International Telecommunications Union in Doha and reviews the digital project Silk Link.
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Today, Thursday, Syria participated in the elections of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), as part of the work of the 2026 Union Integration Conference (PP-26), which took place in the capital of Qatar, Doha, in the period between November 9 and 27.
The Director of the Regulatory Authority for Communications and Mail and the head of the Syrian delegation, Khaled Al-Homsi, explained in a statement to SANA that its participation reflects the return of Syria to the international community as an active company in the communications and technology sector, which indicates that the conference outlines the characteristics of the sector for the next four years, and witnesses the election of its presidents and chairmen and the election of chairmen and chairmen. subcommittees.
Al-Homsi stated that Syria has repositioned itself on the global digital map through vital projects, chief among them the SilkLink project, which is an alternative digital route for submarine cables passing through areas of geopolitical tension.
He noted that the project extends from the shores of Syria in the Mediterranean through Jordan and Saudi Arabia to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, which opens up horizons for technical investments and facilitates the flow of data between East and West.
The head of the delegation noted that bilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of the conference with heads of international and Arab delegations, which included Germany, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Japan, the USA, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, in order to discuss the future of technology and the development of the communications field.
In a speech he gave yesterday, Wednesday, Al-Homsi discussed the "Partner2Connect" partnership initiative, and emphasized that the initiative allows partners to contribute to the reconstruction efforts and determine projects and the schedule for their implementation.
He explained that Syria is currently working on modernizing the cellular networks, and is carrying out pilot projects to supply fiber optics to homes through the Barq initiative, in addition to signing an agreement to establish the national fiber optic network through the Silk Link project.
Al-Homsi confirmed that Syria has engineers and entrepreneurs at home and skills with diverse experience in the world, and expressed his ambition to integrate these experiences into the initiative's activities and exchange knowledge with countries that are rebuilding their networks.