Following the announcement in January that the Emirates Post Group would add Israel to its operations network, the Israel Postal Service will now begin to send and receive packaged from Bahrain. Beginning Monday, Israelis will be able to send and receive packages and letters via postal, registered, and express mail to the Gulf state.

In December, while an Israeli delegation was in Bahrain, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of communication. Communications Ministry Director-General Liran Avisar Ben-Horin, who signed the agreement, said, “The relationship being forged between Israel and Arab states, and the connection between the Israel Post and the postal authorities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates will allow for the tightening of trade ties between the countries and offer Israeli customers broader solutions for exports and imports. The implementation of the signed memorandum of understanding will create a bridge between the countries and enable the development of economic and social ties between private and public figures in both countries.”

Israel Post CEO Dany Goldstein said, “We welcome the continued cooperation between postal authorities around the world, which allows for the expansion of e-commerce activities in Israel to additional countries for the benefit of our customers, with the trade agreements with the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain opening a window of new business opportunities for us.”

Source Credit: Israel Hayom