Abbreviation | APPU |
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Formation | 1 July 1982 |
Type | Intergovernmental organization |
Purpose | To facilitate postal relations and cooperation between members [1] |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand [2] |
Coordinates | 13°53′10″N 100°34′13″E / 13.8860925°N 100.5701929°E |
Area served | Asia Pacific |
Membership | 32 state members |
Secretary General | Vinaya Prakash Singh |
Website |
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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. [3] APPU is a Restricted Union as defined by Article 8 of the Universal Postal Union, serving to coordinate postal services in the region. [4] It is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
APPU was formed (in its current form) by an international treaty through an Asian-Pacific Postal Convention signed in Yogyakarta on 27 March 1981. [5] The organisation has origins dating back to 1961. [6]
APPU also runs the Asian-Pacific Postal College (APPC) founded in 1970 supporting the training and development of member states' postal staff. [7] The APPC is also based in Bangkok, Thailand. [8]