Kuwait To Privatise Postal Service
The Arab Times reports that the Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Communication for Postal Sector Saud Abdulaziz Al-As’ousi says that his country was working hard to update its postal system and introduce the latest technologies.
“Kuwait has developed a vision for privatizing the postal system under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication,” he revealed in statements to KUNA on the sidelines of the 16th meeting of the Arab Standing Committee on Postal Services. “Privatization is the best solution for the problems of the post sector,” he pointed out. “Kuwait has developed a plan to modernize its 63 post offices thoroughly in order to better serve the citizens,” said Al-As’ousi who leads Kuwait delegation to the meeting.
“The three-day meeting mulled ways to reorganize the postal services in the Arab countries and separate between the posts of legislation, organization, and reform and development. “It probed the plan to initiate a pan-Arab database including all postal reforms, legislations and controls,” he disclosed. “The meeting also explored ways to promote postal exchanges among the Arab countries, and reviewed the measures aimed to combat money laundering and narcotics through postal systems. “The conferees set up a panel to organize the celebrations marking the development of the Arab postal systems.
“The celebrations will be held on the fringe of the Nairobi conference, Kenya, later this year. “The Arab panel is also assigned to review the progress made towards implementation of the Universal Postal Convention of Bucharest,” Al-As’ousi went on to say. “The Arab Standing Committee on Postal Services will meet several times to arrange positions of the Arab countries ahead of the Universal Postal Union Strategy Conference, due in Geneva in July, 2008. “Arab toolkits will be formed to arrange for the global conference in line with the decision of the 23rd meeting of the executive office of the Arab communication ministers council, held at the Cairo-seated Arab League last January,” he added.
The Arab Times reports that the Assistant Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Communication for Postal Sector Saud Abdulaziz Al-As’ousi says that his country was working hard to update its postal system and introduce the latest technologies.
“Kuwait has developed a vision for privatizing the postal system under the supervision of the Ministry of Communication,” he revealed in statements to KUNA on the sidelines of the 16th meeting of the Arab Standing Committee on Postal Services. “Privatization is the best solution for the problems of the post sector,” he pointed out. “Kuwait has developed a plan to modernize its 63 post offices thoroughly in order to better serve the citizens,” said Al-As’ousi who leads Kuwait delegation to the meeting.
“The three-day meeting mulled ways to reorganize the postal services in the Arab countries and separate between the posts of legislation, organization, and reform and development. “It probed the plan to initiate a pan-Arab database including all postal reforms, legislations and controls,” he disclosed. “The meeting also explored ways to promote postal exchanges among the Arab countries, and reviewed the measures aimed to combat money laundering and narcotics through postal systems. “The conferees set up a panel to organize the celebrations marking the development of the Arab postal systems.
“The celebrations will be held on the fringe of the Nairobi conference, Kenya, later this year. “The Arab panel is also assigned to review the progress made towards implementation of the Universal Postal Convention of Bucharest,” Al-As’ousi went on to say. “The Arab Standing Committee on Postal Services will meet several times to arrange positions of the Arab countries ahead of the Universal Postal Union Strategy Conference, due in Geneva in July, 2008. “Arab toolkits will be formed to arrange for the global conference in line with the decision of the 23rd meeting of the executive office of the Arab communication ministers council, held at the Cairo-seated Arab League last January,” he added.
