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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:#580A">Correspondencia
del Comité Ejecutivo de la NRO al Gobierno de Mauricio sobre
las elecciones de
AFRINIC<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"></span></span></b></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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envía
en nombre de la Organización de Recursos Numéricos (NRO NC)</span></i><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Dr Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM, GCSK, FRCP<br>
Primer Ministro de Mauricio, Ministro de Defensa, Interior y
Comunicaciones
Exteriores, Ministro de Finanzas, Ministro para Rodrigues e
Islas Exteriores,<br>
Treasury Building<br>
Intendance Street<br>
Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:privateoffice@govmu.org">privateoffice@govmu.org</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">cc:<br>
Dr Avinash RAMTOHUL<br>
Ministro de Tecnologías de la Información, la Comunicación y la
Innovación<br>
Level 7, SICOM Tower<br>
Wall Street<br>
Ebène Cyber City<br>
Ebène<br>
Republic of Mauritius<br>
mtci@go vmu.org</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Gavin Patrick Cyril GLOVER, SC<br>
Fiscal General<br>
2nd to 6th Floor,</span><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"MS Gothic";
mso-bidi-font-family:"MS Gothic";mso-ansi-language:#580A">
</span><span
lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:#580A">Renganaden
Seeneevassen Building</span><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"MS Gothic";
mso-bidi-font-family:"MS Gothic";mso-ansi-language:#580A">
</span><span
lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:#580A">Port
Louis Republic of Mauritius<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgo@govmu.org">sgo@govmu.org</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">22 de septiembre de 2025</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Estimado Primer Ministro:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">La Organización de Recursos Numéricos (NRO), el
organismo coordinador de los Registros Regionales de Internet
(RIR) a nivel
mundial, se complace en saber sobre las recientes elecciones del
Directorio de
AFRINIC, que concluyeron el 12 de septiembre de 2025. Recibimos
con
satisfacción la elección de los miembros del Directorio de
AFRINIC como un
avance positivo que fortalece la estabilidad y resiliencia al
Sistema global de
Registros de Números de Internet, mientras AFRINIC trabaja para
restablecer
plenamente su gobernanza y sus actividades para servir a sus
miembros y a la
comunidad.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Nos preocupa saber que podría haber esfuerzos
para
restringir y desafiar la capacidad del Directorio de AFRINIC de
actuar y
cumplir con sus deberes en servicio de los miembros de AFRINIC,
así como de la
comunidad africana en general. Tal restricción generaría un
nivel de
inestabilidad en el Sistema global de Registros de Números de
Internet que
afectaría negativamente la capacidad de AFRINIC de servir
plenamente al
continente africano.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Junto con otros miembros de la comunidad
internacional, continuamos monitoreando la situación de AFRINIC
y esperamos que
AFRINIC pueda avanzar con un Directorio válidamente constituido
para un Sistema
de Registro de Números de Internet estable y resiliente.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Atentamente,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Hans Petter Holen<br>
Presidente NRO EC<br>
Director General de RIPE NCCA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">John Curran<br>
Vicepresidente/Secretario, NRO EC<br>
Presidente y CEO, ARIN</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Jia Rong Low<br>
Tesorero, NRO EC<br>
Director General, APNIC</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="es-419"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-ansi-language:#580A">Ernesto Majo<br>
Miembro, NRO EC<br>
Director Ejecutivo/CEO, LACNIC</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
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mso-ansi-language:#580A"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Correspondência
do Comitê Executivo da
NRO ao Governo da República das Maurícias sobre as eleições da
AFRINIC<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"></span></span></b></p>
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"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:
ES-UY;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Esta mensagem é enviada em nome da NRO
NC:</span></i><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-ansi-language:ES-UY;mso-fareast-language:
ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr
Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM, GCSK, FRCP<br>
Primeiro-Ministro das Maurícias, Ministro da Defesa, Assuntos
Internos e
Comunicações Externas, Ministro das Finanças, Ministro de
Rodrigues e Ilhas
Exteriores,<br>
Treasury Building<br>
Intendance Street<br>
Port Louis, República das Maurícias<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:privateoffice@govmu.org">privateoffice@govmu.org</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">cc:<br>
Dr Avinash RAMTOHUL<br>
Ministro das Tecnologias de Informação, Comunicações e Inovação<br>
Level 7, SICOM Tower<br>
Wall Street<br>
Ebène Cyber City<br>
Ebène<br>
República das Maurícias<br>
mtci@go vmu.org</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gavin
Patrick Cyril GLOVER, SC<br>
Procurador-Geral da Carolina do Sul<br>
2º ao 6º andar,</span><span lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"MS Gothic";
mso-bidi-font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif">Edifício Renganaden Seeneevassen</span><span
lang="EN-US"
style="font-family:"MS Gothic";mso-bidi-font-family:"MS Gothic"">
</span><span
lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Port
Louis República das
Maurícias<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgo@govmu.org">sgo@govmu.org</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">22
de setembro de 2025</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Caro
Primeiro-Ministro,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A Organização
de Recursos de Numeração
(NRO), o órgão coordenador dos Registros Regionais da Internet
(RIR) no mundo
todo, tem o prazer de saber das recentes eleições da Diretoria
da AFRINIC, que
concluíram em 12 de setembro de 2025. Congratulamo-nos com a
eleição dos
membros da Diretoria da AFRINIC como um avanço positivo que
fortalece a
estabilidade e a resiliência do Sistema Global de Registros de
Números da
Internet, enquanto a AFRINIC trabalha para restaurar totalmente
sua governança
e suas atividades para servir seus membros e a comunidade.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ficamos
preocupados em saber que poderia
haver esforços para restringir e desafiar a capacidade da
Diretoria da AFRINIC
de atuar e desempenhar suas funções ao serviço dos membros da
AFRINIC, bem como
da comunidade africana em geral. Tal restrição geraria um nível
de
instabilidade no Sistema Global de Registros de Números da
Internet que
impactaria negativamente a capacidade da AFRINIC de atender
plenamente o
continente africano.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Juntamente com
outros membros da
comunidade internacional, continuamos monitorando a situação na
AFRINIC e
esperamos que a AFRINIC possa avançar com uma Diretoria
devidamente constituída
para um Sistema de Registro de Números da Internet estável e
resiliente.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cordiais
saudações,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hans
Petter Holen<br>
Presidente NRO EC<br>
Diretor Geral de RIPE NCCA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John
Curran<br>
Vice-presidente/Secretário, NRO EC<br>
Presidente e CEO, ARIN</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jia
Rong Low<br>
Tesoureiro, NRO EC<br>
Diretor Geral, APNIC</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ernesto
Majo<br>
Membro, NRO EC<br>
Diretor Executivo/CEO, LACNIC</span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">__</span></span></p>
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mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">NRO EC Correspondence to
Mauritius Government on AFRINIC Elections</span></b></p>
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line-height:normal"><i><span
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">This message is sent on behalf of the
Number
Resource Organization (NRO NC):</span></i><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Dr the Hon Navinchandra
RAMGOOLAM, GCSK, FRCP<br>
Prime Minister of Mauritius, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs
and External
Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and
Outer Islands,<br>
Treasury Building<br>
Intendance Street<br>
Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius<br>
</span><a href="mailto:privateoffice@govmu.org"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">privateoffice@govmu.org</span></a><span
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mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX"></span></p>
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mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">cc:<br>
Dr the Hon Avinash RAMTOHUL<br>
Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation<br>
Level 7, SICOM Tower<br>
Wall Street<br>
Ebène Cyber City<br>
Ebène<br>
Republic of Mauritius<br>
mtci@go vmu.org</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:
ES-MX"></span></p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">The Hon Gavin Patrick
Cyril
GLOVER, SC<br>
Attorney-General<br>
2nd to 6th Floor,</span><span lang="ES-MX"
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Louis Republic of Mauritius<br>
</span><a href="mailto:sgo@govmu.org"><span
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">The Number Resource
Organization
(NRO), the coordinating body for the world’s Regional Internet
Registries
(RIRs), is pleased to hear of the recent AFRINIC Board elections
that concluded
on 12 September 2025. We welcome the election of the members of
the AFRINIC
Board as a positive step forward that brings increased stability
and resiliency
to the global Internet Number Registry System as AFRINIC works
toward full
restoration of its governance and activities to serve its
membership and
community.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:
ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">We are concerned to hear
that
there may be efforts to restrict and challenge the AFRINIC
Board’s ability to
act and perform its duties in service to the AFRINIC membership
as well as the
overall African community. Such a restriction would bring a
level of
instability to the global Internet Number Registry System that
would negatively
impact AFRINIC’s ability to fully serve the African continent.</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Along with other members
of the
international community, we continue to monitor the AFRINIC
situation and hope
that AFRINIC will be able to progress forward with a quorate
Board for a stable
and resilient Internet Number Registry System.<br>
Most respectfully,</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Hans Petter Holen<br>
Chair NRO EC<br>
Managing Director RIPE NCC</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">John Curran<br>
Vice Chair/Secretary, NRO EC<br>
President and CEO, ARIN</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Jia Rong Low<br>
Treasurer, NRO EC<br>
Director General, APNIC</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ligatures:
none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:ES-MX">Ernesto Majo<br>
Member, NRO EC<br>
Executive Director/CEO, LACNIC</span><span
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