[1] In December 2012, Hirsi announced that Somalia's new Federal Government planned to officially relaunch the Somali Postal Service in 2013.
[2] Hirsi subsequently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Emirates Post President Fahad al Hosani on 22 April 2013, wherein Dubai is to serve as a hub for handling all parcels bound for or leaving Somalia.
[4] Mediated by the UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein, the agreement represents the first step in the Information Ministry's plan to relaunch the national postal service.
[5] After meeting with CACAS representatives, Abdullahi Elmoge Hersi, Somalia's Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications, announced in May 2013 that the Somali federal government would reassume control of the country's airspace by 31 December.
In preparation for the transition, staff within the Somali Civil Aviation Authority are set to receive training during the rest of the year.