UN regrets U.S. withdrawal from postal agency
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by prudence arobani3 the second oldest international organisation worldwide upu became a un specialised agency in 19481 mr pascal clivaz the deputy director general of the unupu which was established in the 19th century recalled the tremendous and positive contribution made by the u.s to the agency1 it is therefore regrettable that the u.s. has taken this step. we however respect the decision because we believe it was taken after careful consideration and reflection clivaz said1 according to upu the official notification on wednesday from u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo said that the withdrawal shall be effective one year after the day on which the upu receives this notice1 reports stated that the u.s. withdrew on the grounds that international mailing rates set by the upu in the view of the u.s. give an unfair advantage in particular to china1 the union sets shipping rates for overseas mail at a lower rate for developing countries than developed nations1 the united nations specialised agency universal postal unionupu which coordinates the global postal system has expressed regret over u.s. withdrawal from the world bodys membership1 the decision of the united states of america to withdraw from the upu treaties is a serious one but i believe with the support of other members we can resolve the matter amicably1 we will therefore continue to seek a constructive dialogue and to try to resolve this situation while also upholding the upu constitution clivaz said1 he added that upu remained committed to support international collaboration in the postal sector1 this means ensuring that by working with all 192 member countries the upu treaties best serve everyone including the u.s1 established in 1874 upu is the primary global forum for cooperation between postal systems1 it works with its member countries to bring postal services to everyone on the planet1 clivaz said that upu director general bishar hussein would meet with u.s. officials to further discuss the matter and expressed hope that through discussion and a constructive dialogue we can help to resolve this issue to everyones satisfaction1