PT POS ISSUES ADB ANNUAL MEETING COMMEMORATIVE COVER

Denpasar, Bali Province, May 4 (ANTARA) - State postal company PT Pos Indonesia issued a commemorative first day cover of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Board of Governors which is being held at Nusa Dua, Bali, May 4-5.

"Pos Indonesia presents a special contribution which is unique and personal, namely the Commemorative Cover of the 42nd Annual Meeting of ADB," I Ketut Mardjana, PT Pos Indonesia vice president director, said here on Monday.

The cover was expected to be signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda, on Monday (May 4), he said.

"PT Pos also has designed an icon or souvenir of welcome stamp as a gift from the organizer, namely the finance ministry in cooperation with PT Pos Indonesia, to delegations from 67 countries," he said.

During the ADB annual meeting in Bali, PT Pos also provided services such as mail, logistics, financial services to participants, he said.

"We also offer products such as stamps, postal goods, post cards and covers, philatelic materials, etc.," he said.

He said PT Pos' network covered 22,000 service points, had more than 3,500 post offices equipped with modern information and communication technology.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Monday.

The ADB annual meeting held May 4-5, is an historical event because it takes place when the world is experiencing an unexpected deep economic recession, the President said in his opening remarks.

This year, the ADB's Board of Governors meeting was crucial to demonstrate that ADB had the capacity and was flexible to meet the needs of its member countries at present and in the future, he said.

The ADB Annual Meeting is being participated in by around 3,500 representatives of 67 countries, including ADB members, government leaders, central bank governors, finance ministers, academicians, private businessmen, and NGO activists.