Hanoi (VNA) – The sixth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-6) Summit andthe 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit continuetaking place in Hanoi on March 31, the last working day, with importantmeetings.
In the morning, leaders of the six GMS member countries will gather for aplenary session to review cooperation outcomes reached from the fifth GMSsummit, and approve main documents of this summit: the Hanoi Action Plan for2018-2022, regional investment framework till 2022 and GMS sectoral cooperationstrategies.
In the afternoon, the plenary session of the CLV-10 will take place. The CLVleaders will review the implementation of decisions of the previous CLV summit,and discuss orientations for future cooperation on connecting the threeeconomies.
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GMS was established in 1992 as an initiative of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB). The GMS Programme is the most complete cooperationprogramme that involves Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China’sYunnan and Guangxi provinces. Priority fields include infrastructuredevelopment, energy, telecommunications, tourism, trade-investment, humanresources, and the environment.
The CLV Development Triangle Area was established in 1999, covering Vietnam’sKon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong provinces; Laos’ Sekong, Attapeu andSaravan provinces; and Cambodia’s Stung Treng, Rattanak Kiri, and Mondul Kiri.In 2009, the three countries agreed to add Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc province,Cambodia’s Kratie province, and Laos’ Champasak province to the area. Itscooperation focuses on the fields of security, external affairs, transport,industry, agriculture, trade, investment and environmental protection.-VNA
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