(VOVworld) - As a representative of the Asia-Pacific Tele-community (APT), Vietnam presented five regional proposals at the 19^th International Telecommunication Union (ITU) plenary session, which concluded in Busan, the Republic of Korea, on Friday. According to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Le Nam Thang, head of the Vietnamese delegation, Vietnam’s proposals to narrow the digital standard gap between countries and develop specific criteria and data on telecommunications development were both approved by ITU members. Earlier, representatives of 150 member countries signed the minutes of the plenary session, focusing on strategic policy orientations for developing information technology and telecommunications around the world in 2015-2019. The next event will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2018.