Brunei Boosts Ties With Ministry Of Governmental Sector Development UAE
By Kartika Rahman

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Minister of Communications, Pehin Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong, held a courtesy call with the Minister of Governmental Sector Development, UAE and Chairman of Emirates Post, Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri, prior to the opening of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Strategy Conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in UAE, a press release stated.

During the meeting, Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri expressed hope that the UPU Strategy Conference would not only provide the right platform for delegations from all members of UPU to keep abreast with the development of the postal industry and to establish networking with various officials to establish better cooperation in various areas of mutual interest.

Meanwhile, the Brunei minister congratulated the government of UAE for hosting the conference for the first time away from its headquarters in Switzerland. He also expressed satisfaction with the close and excellent economic relationship fostered between both countries and believed that such a relationship is important in establishing better cooperation between both countries in the future.

Both ministers also agreed on the need to sign a memorandum of understanding at the operator's level. Among areas of potential cooperation include sharing experiences and including procedure! approach of Emirates Posts in corporatising several postal services, training for maintenance of equipment and the use of software for point sales, including money remittance.

Also discussed during the courtesy call were other sectors under the portfolios of each ministry, namely Civil Aviation and Telecommunications sectors. The Brunei minister said he hoped that Royal Brunei Airlines will have more connections to airports in UAE, while Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri expressed readiness to provide cooperation with the Ministry of Communications, Brunei in sharing the experiences of the UAE government in regulating the telecommunications industry, particularly in creating a conducive environment for private operators to operate based on a level playing field.

Pehin Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abu Bakar also presented a memento to Sultan Saeed Al Mansouri during the courtesy call.

Later, the Brunei delegation visited UAE's Mail Processing Centre of the Emirates Post. Accompanying the Brunei minister were the Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications, Pg Hj Mohd Yakub bin Pg Hj Othman and Postmaster General of Brunei, Hj Abdul Kadir bin Tengah.

Accompanying the Minister of Governmental Sector Development, UAE and Chairman of Emirates Post was Director General of Emirates Post UAE, Mr Abdullah L Al Daboos.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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