Tanzania, Aug. 5 -- Geneva. Tanzania has sought the Philippines' support for its re-election to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council during a meeting between the two countries' deputy permanent representatives to the United Nations in Geneva.

The Tanzanian Deputy Permanent Representative met her Philippine counterpart, Mr Eric Tamoya, to discuss bilateral cooperation, strengthen collaboration between their Permanent Missions and explore new areas of partnership in multilateral diplomacy.

A key item on the agenda was Tanzania's campaign for a second term on the ITU Council under the African Region.

The Council serves as the governing body of the ITU between Plenipotentiary Conferences and oversees the organisation's p...