The 7th Conference of the Joint Coordination Committee for the
Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle took place in southern
Attapeu province of Laos on Dec. 9.
Addressing the opening of the
meeting, Lao Prime Minister Thongsin Thammavong called for closer
coordination in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle area for
effective economic development in the three countries and to cope with
ongoing challenges.
He also called for more international community assistance to the area in future.
The
conference acknowledged remarkable progress in the implementation of a
memorandum of understanding on special preferential policies for the
Development Triangle Area and the socio-economic development master plan
for the Development Triangle area in the 2010-2020 period.
The
conference emphasised the importance of enhancing cooperation among
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in security and foreign affairs and
cooperation between CLV and development partners in clearing bombs and
unexploded ordnances (UXOs) along with the development of human
resources to boost the Development Triangle economies.
At the
conference, Lao Minister of Planning and Investment Somdi Douangdy,
Cambodian Minister of Trade Cham Prasidh and Vietnamese Minister of
Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh adopted a cooperative agreement
on the management and operation of the the CLV Development Triangle
website. They also signed a minute of the 7th conference of the Joint
Coordination Committee for the CLV Development Triangle.
The 8th Conference of the Joint Coordination Committee for the CLV Development Triangle will be held in Vietnam next year./.