On September 18 and 19, 2014, the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, hosted the Meeting of the Executive Technical Group on Trade Integration through Postal Services.

The objectives of the meeting were the following: i) report the progress of the Work Plan 2014 in relation to Trade Integration through Postal Services; ii) present the results of the Exports through Postal Services project in the COSIPLAN-IIRSA member countries that have implemented it and promote the exchange of experiences with the service; iii) identify indicators that show the results of exports through postal services and help measure the value added by “Exporta Fácil”; iv) share the current status of the national plans for the simplification of imports through postal services; v) present the actions targeted for MSMEs developed by the UPU, the WCO and the UPAEP, and identify areas of joint work with the COSIPLAN-IIRSA GTE; vi) discuss the impact of electronic commerce on the import and export processes of the postal services as well as any activities of the GTE associated with this topic; and vii) reach an agreement on the Work Plan 2015 for the GTE on Trade Integration through Postal Services.