The United Arab Emirates has been elected as a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO). The selection came during the 35th Meeting of the Assembly of Parties held in Kampala, Uganda last month, according to a report circulated today by the UAE news agency "WAM". The UAE is among a group of 21 nations comprising this advisory committee whose objective is to further the ITSO commitment to develop a global satellite communications system. This committee will represent the 150 members of the organization to deliver upon this objective. A member nation to the ITSO, the UAE was represented by Hasan Al Suwaidi, UAE Ambassador in Kampala, who led a delegation that included Eng. Khalid Al Awadhi, Manager, Space Services in the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
