The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council gathered for its 18 th
meeting on Dec. 8, which runs for two days in Siem Reap , Cambodia.
Participants in the meeting are the four MRC member
countries of Vietnam , Cambodia , Laos and Thailand . The
Vietnamese delegation is headed by Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment Nguyen Minh Quang.
Addressing the opening
ceremony, Cambodian Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean
Hor said the consultation process on the Sayabury hydroelectric dam
project in Laos will be a focus of the meeting.
Results of the major perceived impacts of the project and technical data will also be tabled.
The Minister affirmed the four countries will seek to constructively
reach a final decision on the Sayabury hydroelectric dam, based on the
spirit of the Mekong Agreement./.