GMS senior officials meet in preparation for the sixth GMS Summit (Source: baochinhphu.vn)Hanoi (VNA) –Representatives from the GreaterMekong Subregion (GMS) began the second working day of the 6th GMSSummit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Summit in Hanoi onMarch 30 with a series of activities, focusing on crucial issues to the region.
The most important event of the day is the GMS Business Summit, the first ofits kind initiated by Vietnam, will serve as an opportunity for GMS leaders,head of international and regional organisations, representatives ofdevelopment partners, business sectors and academia to share their views on keydevelopment issues of the GMS region and discuss ways to strengthen cooperationamong different stakeholders.
During the GMS Business Summit, there will be three concurrent sessions on infrastructure development andfinancing, agriculture business and technology, and GMS and global trade.
A photo exhibition on GMS countries will take place in the presence of PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Prime Minister will host a banquet for the GMS delegates in the evening.
The GMS-6 and CLV-10 taking place on March 29-31 are among the biggestmultilateral events hosted by Vietnam this year.
About 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the events, including GMS leaders,and representatives from international organisations such as the President ofthe ADB, the Director General of the World Bank (WB), ASEAN Secretary Generaland representatives of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), among others.
Vietnam hosting the two events continues to affirm the country’s increasingposition, as well as its role and contributions to regional cooperationmechanisms. This is an opportunity for regional leaders to discuss issues ofshared concern on boosting investment cooperation, trade, ensuring security andusing Mekong River water sustainably. It is also a chance for Vietnam toincrease cooperation and connectivity, serving the country’s socio-economicdevelopment.
The sixth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit, themed “Leveraging 25 years ofcooperation, Building an integrated, sustainable and prosperous GMS aims tocelebrate the 25th founding anniversary of the GMS Programme and definecooperation orientations to build a region of prosperity, integration andsustainable development.
GMS was established in 1992 as an initiative of the Asian Development Bank(ADB). The GMS Programme is the most complete cooperation programme thatinvolves Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China’s Yunnan andGuangxi provinces.
Meanwhile, the CLV-10 aims to review the implementation of the Master Plan forSocio-Economic Development of the CLV Development Triangle Area for 2010-2020and discuss cooperation orientations in the coming time, especially seeking toincrease the trilateral economic connectivity.
The CLV Development Triangle Area was established in 1999, covering Vietnam’sKon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong provinces; Laos’ Sekong, Attapeu andSaravan provinces; and Cambodia’s Stung Treng, Rattanak Kiri, and Mondul Kiri.In 2009, the three countries agreed to add Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc province,Cambodia’s Kratie province, and Laos’ Champasak province to the area.-VNA
The most important event of the day is the GMS Business Summit, the first ofits kind initiated by Vietnam, will serve as an opportunity for GMS leaders,head of international and regional organisations, representatives ofdevelopment partners, business sectors and academia to share their views on keydevelopment issues of the GMS region and discuss ways to strengthen cooperationamong different stakeholders.
During the GMS Business Summit, there will be three concurrent sessions on infrastructure development andfinancing, agriculture business and technology, and GMS and global trade.
A photo exhibition on GMS countries will take place in the presence of PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The Prime Minister will host a banquet for the GMS delegates in the evening.
The GMS-6 and CLV-10 taking place on March 29-31 are among the biggestmultilateral events hosted by Vietnam this year.
About 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the events, including GMS leaders,and representatives from international organisations such as the President ofthe ADB, the Director General of the World Bank (WB), ASEAN Secretary Generaland representatives of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), among others.
Vietnam hosting the two events continues to affirm the country’s increasingposition, as well as its role and contributions to regional cooperationmechanisms. This is an opportunity for regional leaders to discuss issues ofshared concern on boosting investment cooperation, trade, ensuring security andusing Mekong River water sustainably. It is also a chance for Vietnam toincrease cooperation and connectivity, serving the country’s socio-economicdevelopment.
The sixth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit, themed “Leveraging 25 years ofcooperation, Building an integrated, sustainable and prosperous GMS aims tocelebrate the 25th founding anniversary of the GMS Programme and definecooperation orientations to build a region of prosperity, integration andsustainable development.
GMS was established in 1992 as an initiative of the Asian Development Bank(ADB). The GMS Programme is the most complete cooperation programme thatinvolves Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China’s Yunnan andGuangxi provinces.
Meanwhile, the CLV-10 aims to review the implementation of the Master Plan forSocio-Economic Development of the CLV Development Triangle Area for 2010-2020and discuss cooperation orientations in the coming time, especially seeking toincrease the trilateral economic connectivity.
The CLV Development Triangle Area was established in 1999, covering Vietnam’sKon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong provinces; Laos’ Sekong, Attapeu andSaravan provinces; and Cambodia’s Stung Treng, Rattanak Kiri, and Mondul Kiri.In 2009, the three countries agreed to add Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc province,Cambodia’s Kratie province, and Laos’ Champasak province to the area.-VNA
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