Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh at the event (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The seventh Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit held via videoconference on September 9 under the chairof Cambodian PM Hun Sen ended with the adoption of a new strategic cooperation framework – the third programme of theGMS.
Theevent saw the presence of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, LaoPrime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, Chairman of the StateAdministration Council of Myanmar MinAng Hlaing, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and President of the Asian DevelopmentBank Masatgusu Asakawa.
The GMS programme, which is based on consultations and dialoguesamong its member states, focuses on priority projects in the region, in the fields of transportation, energy, telecommunication, environment,human resource development, tourism, trade, private investment andagriculture.
PM Hun Sen affirmed the achievements of GMS cooperation in the past time, saying that now GMS countries have the capacity to act with priority to address common concerns.
He called on all GMS member states to commit to stepping up cooperation and pursuing strategies and priority actions, which were drafted in two documents adopted by GMS leaders the same day./.
