Gulf Cooperation Council countries plan postal agency

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have plans to set up a single regional postal agency to handle express mail deliveries. Plans are also afoot to jointly order procurements of postal equipment.

These and other issues were discussed at a meeting of the heads of postal corporations from the member-GCC states held in Jeddah on November 11 and 12.

The Qatar General Postal Corporation (Q-Post) participated in this meeting of GCC Advisory Committee. The Qatari delegation was led by Ali Mohamed Al Ali, Q-Post’s Chairman and General Manager.

Preparations to be made for the international conference of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to be held in Nairobi and the need to have a common stand on issues were also raised at the meeting.