Istanbul, October 04 (QNA) - HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti participated Tuesday in the 26th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress, with ministers from 50 member countries taking part.
The meeting, which took place in Istanbul, discussed the state of the global postal sector and focused in particular on discussing the World Postal Strategy 2017-2020. The strategy has three main goals, the first is to improve the interoperability of network infrastructure. The second is to ensure sustainable and modern products. The third goal is to foster effective market sector functioning.
On the sidelines of the congress, Qatar Postal Services Company (Q-Post) signed a cooperation agreement in the postal field with the national post and telegraph directorate of Turkey (PTT). The cooperation will be in mail and packages, electronic and secure banking services. HE the Minister of Transport attended the signing along with Turkey's Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications Ahmet Arslan.
Signing the agreement on the Qatari side was Chairman of Qatar Postal Services Company and Managing Director Faleh Mohammed Al Nuaimi. On the Turkish side, PTT Chairman of The Executive Board and Director-General Kenan Bozgeyik signed the agreement. HE Qatar's Ambassador in Turkey Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi attended the signing as well.
The Universal Postal Congress is the supreme authority of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). It brings together plenipotentiaries of the Union's 192 member countries every four years to discuss developments of the global postal sector and decide on its future. (QNA)