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Third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit to be held online

The third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit will be held in a virtual format on August 24 under the chair of Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.
Third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit to be held online ảnh 1Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (L) and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang will co-chair virtual Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit (Source: China Daily)

Vientiane (VNA) - The third Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit willbe held in a virtual format on August 24 under the chair of Lao Prime MinisterThongloun Sisoulith and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.

The biennial summitwill also see the participation of leaders of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand andVietnam.

Under the theme"Enhancing Partnership for Shared Prosperity", the leaders willreview the progress of cooperation since the previous summit.

They will also chartthe future directions for strengthening cooperation in containing the COVID-19pandemic, recovering economic growth in post-COVID-19 period, and managing andusing the Mekong water resources in a sustainable manner.

The Mekong river,known as Lancang in China, is the 12th longest river in the world. The river’s basinis home to around 1,700 fish species, making it the most diverse basin afterthe Amazon and Congo.

The first Mekong-LancangCooperation Summit was held in China in March 2016, while the second took placein Cambodia in early 2018.

China is currently thelargest trade partner of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and thesecond biggest trader of Laos./.
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