Ministers also noted and discussed case studies which provided examples of the provision of equitable access to submarine cables by the Member States who have submarine landing stations. They, however urged, Member States with landing Stations to continue working together with their land locked counterparts in order to allow access to the submarine cables at fair and affordable prices. Ministers also approved the convening of a High Level Ministerial Postal Conference to consider and approve the SADC Postal Strategy and work programme detailing the implementation of the key UPU resolutions as agreed to in the Doha Postal Strategy. Ministers are also briefed on the harmonised common positions for proposals to the WCIT-12, and also encouraged the participation of Member States in the WCIT-12, and WTSA-12. The Ministers also directed the Secretariat to pursue a similar process with ITU international conferences such as WRC-15, WTDC-14 and the 5th WTPF. The Ministers meeting also approved priority projects to be undertaken during the year 2013/2014 pertaining to Infrastructure Development, Policy and Regulatory Framework, Postal Operations and Regulation, Regional Coordination and new priority areas. The Ministers ended the meeting by expressing their appreciation to Honourable Tseliso Mokhosi, the Minister of Communications, Science and Technology from Lesotho, for having offered to host the next Ministers’ meeting in May 2013. Delivered on 8th November 2012 La Plantation Resort & Spa Balaclava, Mauritius 5|Page