Vaezi meets with secretary general of UPU in Istanbul

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi met with Secretary General of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Bishar Hussein on Tuesday.

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05 October 2016

Vaezi, who is in Istanbul since Monday to attend the 26th Universal Postal Congress, met with the secretary general at the venue of the congress.

Regarding effective presence of Iran's Post Company in UPU and background of cooperation between the company and the UPU, Vaezi underlined the need for technical cooperation between the union and Iranian company, reports IRNA.

Secretary general of the UPU appreciated Iran's effective presence in the congress and underlined continued cooperation and development of bilateral ties between Iran's Post Company and the union.

Vaezi arrived in Istanbul on Monday at the head of a delegation.

He attended general assembly meeting of the UPU and then participated in ministerial conference of the member-states of the UPU.

The 26th Universal Postal Congress kicked off on September 20 in Istanbul and will wrap up on October 7, 2016.

The congress is held every four years and the last congress was held in Doha, Qatar.

More than 2,500 representatives from 192 countries are participating In the congress.