GMS plans next development activities
Ministers attending the 18th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)
Ministerial Conference in Nanning, China, have agreed that the next
phase of GMS investments should expand to new areas such as multi-sector
investments towards urban development, connecting remote areas with
growth centres, and extending existing corridors into Myanmar.
Ministers attending the 18th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)
Ministerial Conference in Nanning, China, have agreed that the next
phase of GMS investments should expand to new areas such as multi-sector
investments towards urban development, connecting remote areas with
growth centres, and extending existing corridors into Myanmar.
The two-day conference drew the participation of officials from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to evaluate achievements in the past and establish future priorities for investment.
The event was also joined by development partners such as Australia, Japan, US, International Organisation for Migration, Mekong River Commission, and UNESCAP.
The meeting endorsed a number of recent initiatives, including the planned establishment of the Regional Power Coordination Centre, action plans for human resources development and HIV reduction, the extension of the agriculture support programme, and the decision to create a Greater Mekong Railway Association as a first step to boost cross border rail connectivity.
The GMS Environment Atlas was also launched at the meeting, signalling the sub-region’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Since its inception in 1992, the GMS programme has invested 15 billion USD in sub-regional roads, airports and railways, telecommunications, energy, urban development, tourism, environmental protection and the prevention of communicable diseases.-VNA
The two-day conference drew the participation of officials from Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to evaluate achievements in the past and establish future priorities for investment.
The event was also joined by development partners such as Australia, Japan, US, International Organisation for Migration, Mekong River Commission, and UNESCAP.
The meeting endorsed a number of recent initiatives, including the planned establishment of the Regional Power Coordination Centre, action plans for human resources development and HIV reduction, the extension of the agriculture support programme, and the decision to create a Greater Mekong Railway Association as a first step to boost cross border rail connectivity.
The GMS Environment Atlas was also launched at the meeting, signalling the sub-region’s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Since its inception in 1992, the GMS programme has invested 15 billion USD in sub-regional roads, airports and railways, telecommunications, energy, urban development, tourism, environmental protection and the prevention of communicable diseases.-VNA
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