DUBAI, 15 November 2006 — Sultan Saeed Al-Mansouri, the UAE minister for government sector development, yesterday inaugurated the 19th Asian International Stamp Exhibition at the Dubai Exhibition Hall Airport Expo Dubai.
Featuring over 600 stands from 30 Asian countries including Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan and India, the exhibition is open to stamp collectors, stamp dealers and representatives from the global postal sector.
Organized jointly by Emirates Post and the Emirates Philatelic Association (EPA), the exhibition will continue until tomorrow and is being held on the sidelines of the United Postal Union (UPU) Conference 2006.
The 12th GCC Stamp Exhibition was also launched simultaneously, at the same venue, with participants from the six Gulf countries. The previous GCC Stamp Exhibition was held in Qatar.
