Kuwait’s Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology and Acting Minister of Information and Culture, Omar Al-Omar, today, Monday, stressed the importance of strengthening international cooperation to ensure the continuity of telecommunications services and rejecting any targeting of civilian telecommunications infrastructure or threats to disrupt it as a means of pressuring countries or undermining their security. He called for enhanced international protection of these facilities and for keeping them out of conflicts.
The remarks came in a speech delivered by Minister Al-Omar at the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, the highest policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The conference is responsible for determining the Union’s strategic direction, adopting its plans, and electing its leadership.
In his speech, the Minister emphasized that telecommunications services are a cornerstone of development and a means of protecting human lives, stressing the need to ensure their uninterrupted operation during both peacetime and crises.
He also highlighted Kuwait’s efforts to develop its telecommunications networks and deploy modern technologies, including advanced 5G services and the national early warning system for emergencies.
The Minister referred to Kuwait’s hosting of the fifth General Assembly of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), during which the Kuwait Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Global Digital Prosperity was adopted.
Al-Omar also discussed Kuwait’s candidacy for membership in the International Telecommunication Union Council for the 2027–2030 term. He affirmed Kuwait’s aspiration to continue contributing to the efficient management of the radio-frequency spectrum, strengthening network resilience, expanding access to affordable connectivity services, and exchanging expertise with developing countries.
On the sidelines of the conference, the State of Kuwait hosted a luncheon for participating delegations under the patronage of Minister Al-Omar and his accompanying delegation, as part of Kuwait’s participation programme. During the event, the Minister welcomed the attending delegations.
Minister Al-Omar is heading Kuwait’s delegation to the conference, which began today and will continue until November 27.
The Kuwaiti delegation includes Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Nasser Al-Hain; Kuwait’s Ambassador to Qatar, Ahmed Al-Shuraim; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), Dr. Khaled Al-Zamel; and Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Communications, Engineer Meshaal Al-Zaid.
The Plenipotentiary Conference is the highest policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union. It is responsible for setting the Union’s strategic direction, adopting its plans, and electing its leadership.