Taliban Administration Says Postal Service Talks Held at Asia-Pacific Congress
The Taliban administration says the Afghan Post delegation held talks on the sidelines of the 14th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Postal Union with officials of the body and the Universal Postal Union about expanding postal services, improving service quality and broadening cooperation.
Maulvi Mohammad Nabi Bahar, spokesman for the General Directorate of Emirati Companies, told Pajhwok that Maulvi Rahmatullah Makki, chief executive of the state-run Afghan Post company, and his delegation held separate meetings with Vinaya Prakash Singh, director general of the Asia-Pacific Postal Union, Marjan Oswald, deputy director general of the Universal Postal Union, and Lati Matata, the union’s postal technology chief, to discuss experience-sharing and service improvements.
According to him, the meetings also covered e-commerce, postal exchanges and creating opportunities for joint cooperation. The spokesman added that the Afghan Post delegation also met with officials from the postal departments of several countries and some international postal bodies.
Bahar also said officials from the Universal Postal Union and the Asia-Pacific Postal Union assured continued cooperation with Afghan Post and support for further development of postal services. He added that the two sides also agreed on a number of joint work opportunities in some areas.
The Universal Postal Union is an international specialized body that coordinates postal services between countries, while the Asia-Pacific Postal Union works in technical and regional cooperation among postal administrations.
