The Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an intergovernmental organization of 32 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The purpose of the union is to extend, facilitate and improve the postal relations and promote cooperation in the field of the postal services between the member-countries. APPU is a Restricted Union as defined by Article 8 of the Universal Postal Union, serving to coordinate postal services in the region. It is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
History APPU was formed (in its current form) by an international treaty through an Asian-Pacific Postal Convention signed in Yogyakarta on . The organisation has origins dating back to 1961.
Members
Asian-Pacific Postal College APPU also runs the Asian-Pacific Postal College (APPC) founded in 1970 supporting the training and development of member states' postal staff. The APPC is also based in Bangkok, Thailand.APPC location http://www.appu-bureau.org/appc/location
See also
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Caribbean Postal Union (CPU) Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal List of telecommunications regulatory bodies
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