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The Emirates Post Group (EPG) discussed cooperation with Universal Postal Union (UPU) in postal field.
This came during a meeting between Chairman of EPG, Mohamed Sultan Al-Qadi, and UPU Director-General Bishar Hussein, Regional Coordinator of International Development Programme for African Countries Abdellatif Meskine. The meeting was attended by Chief Support Services Officer at EPG Sami Alkhaja, Acting Chief Commercial Officer Obaid Al Qattami, Director of International Relations Abdullah Saqr Al Suwaidi and some other officials of Group.
Al-Qadi welcomed the delegation highlighting the importance of this meeting that strengthens relationships between member countries in various fields especially postal in order to exchange experiences and find best ways to improve postal sector. Both parties sought ways of development and enhancements of postal cooperation within the context of incremental postal growth in the world and benefit from the global growth of e-commerce.
The EPG Chairman thanked the vision of the country’s wise leadership in creating a strong infrastructure in UAE and making it a unique transit point for international mail and shipping. He expressed close cooperation with the organisation for enhancing the readiness of the region to fully meet with the needs of e-commerce market and
free movement of international postalservices with highest efficiency and quality to full customer satisfaction. He added that the EPG supports the various activities and initiatives of Universal Postal Union.