Mekong - Lancang countries build a peaceful and prosperous community

At the end of the conference, the leaders adopted the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration, the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Action Plan for 2023-2027, and the Mekong-Lancang Innovation Corridor Initiative.

On the afternoon of December 25, the 4th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Summit with the theme "Joining hands to build a community of shared future and modernization among the Mekong-Lancang countries" was held online, with the participation of the Prime Ministers and Heads of Delegations from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, China and Vietnam.

The conference focused on assessing the results of Mekong-Lancang cooperation over the past three years and discussing directions for the coming period; affirming continued close coordination and working together to build a Community of Shared Future of Peace and Prosperity among Mekong-Lancang countries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 4th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit held online. Photo: VGP

At the end of the conference, the leaders adopted the Nay Pyi Taw Declaration, the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Action Plan for 2023-2027, and the Mekong-Lancang Innovation Corridor Initiative. Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the Mekong-Lancang cooperation has become an important mechanism connecting the Mekong countries and China, a model of cooperation for mutual development and win-win.

The Prime Minister affirmed that the Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to and will continue to work with China and the Mekong countries to promote Mekong-Lancang cooperation to develop more strongly, effectively and sustainably. The Prime Minister said that in the face of rapid and profound changes in the world economy, in order for the six Mekong-Lancang countries to rise strongly, a new, more comprehensive mindset is needed, along with a whole-people, whole-region, global approach and new, drastic, creative and breakthrough solutions.

With such a view, the Prime Minister proposed three priorities of the MLC in the coming period, including: First, building a modern and developed Mekong - Lancang region, with the core task of promoting industrialization and modernization, building independent and self-reliant Mekong - Lancang economies associated with proactive, active international integration, deep, substantive and effective.

Second, building a green, sustainable and inclusive Mekong - Lancang region, ensuring harmony between the present and the future, between economic growth and environmental protection, taking people as the center, the subject, driving force, resource and goal of development, leaving no one behind.

Third, building a peaceful and cooperative Mekong-Lancang region. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's assessments and proposals were highly appreciated by the conference and included in the conference documents.

VNA

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