Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on all Greater MekongSubregion (GMS) member countries to raise the sense of responsibilityfor managing and using the Mekong River water resources in asustainable manner while preserving good values of the river.
The Prime Minister was speaking at the fifth GMS Summit that opened in Bangkok, Thailand on December 20.
He affirmed that over the past nearly two decades, the sub-regionalcooperation has reaped significant achievements, contributing to thesocio-economic development of the member countries as well as theirefforts in reducing poverty and raising people’s living standards.
The Vietnamese leader cited Vietnam ’s successful implementationof many important infrastructure projects such as the Hanoi-Lao CaiHighway - part of the North-South Economic Corridor, the southerncoastal corridor linking Ca Mau with Kien Giang province and a networkof roads and bridges connecting Mekong Delta localities.
He stressed that the rapid changes of the regional and worldeconomies, plus non-traditional challenges, require a more comprehensiveand flexible approach to the sub-regional cooperation.
A GMS of prosperity, connectivity and harmony will only be achievedif the 3C strategy of connectivity, competitiveness and community isincluded in the overall goal of sustainable and comprehensivedevelopment of the sub-region, he said.
Headded that the sub-regional cooperation should effectively supportMekong countries in transforming growth model and seeking solutions tocommon challenges.
Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung underlined the need to ensure the balance of economy, human andenvironment in the GMS cooperation, explaining that the environmentaldegradation may ruin economic and human development achievements andvice versa, sound socio-economic policies will help preserve and promotenatural potential serving human development.
According to him, the GMS is facing a host of major challenges regardingenvironment, food, water resources and energy security, climate changeand natural disasters.
Therefore, it isnecessary for the sub-region to accelerate projects on environment andhuman development while paying more heed to assisting the membercountries in accessing green growth model, restoring cooperation, andsharing experience in managing urban, rural and fresh water.
Along with the Mekong River Commission, the GMS cooperation, the onlymechanism with the participation of all countries along the MekongRiver , may play an important role in helping the member countriesimprove their capacity and closely coordinate with each other in thesustainable management and use of the river’s water resources.
The Vietnamese leader also highlighted the need for the GMS toenhance pragmatic dialogues among its members in both opportunities andchallenges as well as similarities and differences s in order to raisethe efficiency of cooperation in the time ahead.
He suggested the GMS countries establish an open cooperation mechanismto take advantage of development partners and mobilise more sources forsub-regional projects.
Apart from cooperationamong Governments, the business circle and youth should actively engagein the GMS cooperation, he said.
At the openingceremony, Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha reviewed important outcomes in theimplementation of the GMS cooperation mechanisms through concreteprojects, especially in transport infrastructure development, which, hesaid, have created breakthroughs in transport connectivity and boostedtrade and people-to-people exchange.
The summitalso saw the attendance of the Lao, Cambodian and Chinese PrimeMinisters, the Myanmar President and the President of the AsianDevelopment Bank.
Participants discussed a range of issues, including ways to realise the GMS’s future vision.-VNA
The Prime Minister was speaking at the fifth GMS Summit that opened in Bangkok, Thailand on December 20.
He affirmed that over the past nearly two decades, the sub-regionalcooperation has reaped significant achievements, contributing to thesocio-economic development of the member countries as well as theirefforts in reducing poverty and raising people’s living standards.
The Vietnamese leader cited Vietnam ’s successful implementationof many important infrastructure projects such as the Hanoi-Lao CaiHighway - part of the North-South Economic Corridor, the southerncoastal corridor linking Ca Mau with Kien Giang province and a networkof roads and bridges connecting Mekong Delta localities.
He stressed that the rapid changes of the regional and worldeconomies, plus non-traditional challenges, require a more comprehensiveand flexible approach to the sub-regional cooperation.
A GMS of prosperity, connectivity and harmony will only be achievedif the 3C strategy of connectivity, competitiveness and community isincluded in the overall goal of sustainable and comprehensivedevelopment of the sub-region, he said.
Headded that the sub-regional cooperation should effectively supportMekong countries in transforming growth model and seeking solutions tocommon challenges.
Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung underlined the need to ensure the balance of economy, human andenvironment in the GMS cooperation, explaining that the environmentaldegradation may ruin economic and human development achievements andvice versa, sound socio-economic policies will help preserve and promotenatural potential serving human development.
According to him, the GMS is facing a host of major challenges regardingenvironment, food, water resources and energy security, climate changeand natural disasters.
Therefore, it isnecessary for the sub-region to accelerate projects on environment andhuman development while paying more heed to assisting the membercountries in accessing green growth model, restoring cooperation, andsharing experience in managing urban, rural and fresh water.
Along with the Mekong River Commission, the GMS cooperation, the onlymechanism with the participation of all countries along the MekongRiver , may play an important role in helping the member countriesimprove their capacity and closely coordinate with each other in thesustainable management and use of the river’s water resources.
The Vietnamese leader also highlighted the need for the GMS toenhance pragmatic dialogues among its members in both opportunities andchallenges as well as similarities and differences s in order to raisethe efficiency of cooperation in the time ahead.
He suggested the GMS countries establish an open cooperation mechanismto take advantage of development partners and mobilise more sources forsub-regional projects.
Apart from cooperationamong Governments, the business circle and youth should actively engagein the GMS cooperation, he said.
At the openingceremony, Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha reviewed important outcomes in theimplementation of the GMS cooperation mechanisms through concreteprojects, especially in transport infrastructure development, which, hesaid, have created breakthroughs in transport connectivity and boostedtrade and people-to-people exchange.
The summitalso saw the attendance of the Lao, Cambodian and Chinese PrimeMinisters, the Myanmar President and the President of the AsianDevelopment Bank.
Participants discussed a range of issues, including ways to realise the GMS’s future vision.-VNA
