The Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an

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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

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, serving to coordinate postal services in the region. It is headquartered in

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History

APPU was formed (in its current form) by an

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through an ''Asian-Pacific Postal Convention'' signed in

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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

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