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Thailand, Laos, Myanmar coordinate to address transboundary haze pollution

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired a teleconference with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone and Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing on April 7 to tackle the region’s transboundary haze problem.
Thailand, Laos, Myanmar coordinate to address transboundary haze pollution ảnh 1Haze cover Chiang Mai, Thailand (Photo: AFP)

Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha chaired a teleconference with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandoneand Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing on April 7to tackle the region’s transboundary haze problem.

At the meeting, Prayut proposed the Clear SkyStrategy as an effective mechanism to address the issue.

Under the strategy, each country should becommitted to reducing hotspots in line with the Chiang Rai Plan of Actionadopted by five countries in the Mekong Sub-region in 2017.

As part of Thailand’s role, it will promotecooperation in transboundary haze pollution through relevant bilateralmechanisms at local levels with Laos and Myanmar, he noted.

Air pollution in northern Thailand has lasted many days, causing concern for both local residents and visitors. /.

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