KITEL'99 is the annual official telecommunications forum, which is devoted to telecommunications, broadcasting, Internet, computer and information technologies issues. Every year a wide program of round tables, seminars, presentations, press conferences are held at KITEL event.

KITEL'99 will not be an exception, having received a letter of support from the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan, Department of Communications of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan, KITEL'99 will be a meeting place for the official delegation coming from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in order to take part in the round tables.

The round tables program will highlight the tendency of the further development of telecommunications in Central Asia, the questions of cooperation between the republics in terms of modernization of communication lines as the development of telecommunications in the region is the priority development of these countries.

On the 1st of June, 1999 KITEL'99 as the special event of the exhibition will introduce the Education Pavilion, which is devoted to the International Day of Children's Protection. Education Pavilion will introduce 3 sections - Education, Internet Cafe and Multimedia Kiosk.

Following the National Program for Informatisation and Computerization of Schools in the Republic of the President of Kazakhstan, Committee of Education of the Ministry of Healthcare, Education and Sport, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan during the 4 days of the event, education pavilion will be open for all students. The education department directors, regional cities administrations will be especially invited to visit this pavilion. Sponsors of education pavilion and Internet-cafe is Alsi and Kazakhtelecom.

Official support of the Education Section which will be held alongside KITEL'99 exhibition is the Committee of Education of the Ministry of Healthcare, Education and Sport, RCIE (�Regional Center of Informatisation and Education of Kazakhstan�), Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan, and the City Administration of Almaty.

Confirmed Ministerial delegations:

KyrgyzTeleCom

President - M.M. Mambetaliev
Vice-president -M. Okonov
Vice-president -I.H. Kolbayev

National TV and radio Company of Turkmenistan (TMT)

Chairman - A.N. Nurgeldyev
Deputy Chairman - G.B. Hapmamedov
Computer Design Department Director - Ch.B. Siparov

MakhaliTeleCom (former UzbekTeleCom)

General Director - A.H. Dzhurabayev
Deputy General Director - T.M. Bikmetov
Novoiisk GPPE Director - B.I. Tungishbayev
MakhaliTeleCom Development Department Director - A. Nasrullayev

Uzbekistan State Television and Radio Company

Technical Department Director - M. Ahmedov
Computer Centre Leading Specialist - A. Sultonov

The following delegations will be confirmed during this week - Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan State Television and Radio Company, Agency of Post and Telecommunications of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Sviaz of Turkmenistan, TurkmenTeleCom.

All the Government bodies from Kazakhstan are confirmed as well - Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan, Department of Communications of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan, Kazakhtelecom, Committee of Education of the Ministry of Healthcare, Education and Sport, RCIE (�Regional Centre of Informatisation and Education of Kazakhstan�), Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan, City Administration of Almaty, Association of Banks of Kazakhstan and Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.