Let K be a number field, X be a smooth projective curve over it and D be a reduced divisor on X. Let (E,∇) be a vector bundle with connection having meromorphic singularities on D. Let $p_1,...,p_s\in X\left(K\right)$ and $X^o:=X̅\setminus D,p_1,...,p_s$ (the $p_j$’s may be in the support of D). Using tools from Nevanlinna theory and formal geometry, we give the definition of E-section of arithmetic type of the vector bundle E with respect to the points $p_j$; this is the natural generalization of the notion of E-function defined in Siegel-Shidlovskiĭ theory. We prove...