Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphau Onthavan and Chinese Ambassador to Laos Wang Wentian on January 2 signed an agreement on Lancang-Mekong cooperation funding for Lao projects, according to the Lao News Agency (KPL).
The 1st Mekong-Lancang cooperation meeting in China in 2016. (Photo:
VNA)
The deal worth more than 3.49 million
USD is a basis for the implementation of 13 projects in Laos, involving various
issues like oil leak at port area, competitiveness building for the industrial
processing sector and examination of water quality.
The signing was made on the threshold of the 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation
Summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from January 10-11.
The Lancang-Mekong cooperation is a sub-regional cooperation mechanism jointly
established in 2016 by six countries along the Mekong River including Cambodia,
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Since then various exchange
activities among political parties, officials, youth and religious groups have
been organised.
Source: VNA
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