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Delegation of Mekong Countries Officials Had Visits and Exchanges in Beijing
Source: ASEAN-China Centre
Time: 2016-Jun-23 14:33
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The delegation of officials from Mekong countries, upon the invitation of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), had a series of visits and exchanges in Beijing from 20 to 22 June 2016.

 

After attending the welcoming ceremony on 20 June, the delegation visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and had an exchange with Ms. Mao Ning, Counselor of Asian Affairs Department. Counselor Mao Ning briefed the development of ASEAN-China relations, especially the new progress of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) and China’s efforts. She introduced that H.E. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, proposed the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Framework at the 17th ASEAN-China Summit, echoing Thailand’s initiative on sustainable development of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-region. The building of the LMC mechanism had been constantly push forward with the joint efforts of all sides. The first LMC Leaders’ Meeting was successfully held in Hainan, China in March 2016. It was encouraging to witness the rapidness and high efficiency of the development of the LMC mechanism which had been realized in about one year since its proposition. The LMC would be conducive to the social-economic development of the six countries, as well as the building of the ASEAN Community. One of the striking features of the LMC was its emphasis on pragmatic cooperation. The implementation of the “early harvest” projects would benefit the people of all member countries. The Chinese side was actively implementing the important consensus of the leaders, and would like to promote practical cooperation in the five key priority areas, namely connectivity, production capacity, cross-border economic cooperation, water resources, agriculture and poverty reduction. This would boost sub-regional development and inject new momentum into ASEAN-China relations.

 

The delegation expressed its appreciation for the support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. They commended the significance of strengthening the LMC as Mekong Countries and China were close neighbors. The building of the LMC mechanism had achieved remarkable progress and the “early harvest” projects had been put forward by all sides. The next step was to join hands to implement the consensus of the leaders and achieve tangible results.

 

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Editor:Zhang Shuang
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