The CLV PMs co-chair the press conference (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The 10th Cambodia– Laos – Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-10), which took placein Hanoi on March 31, has opened up a new chapter for the trio’s cooperation.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made thestatement at an international press conference the same day, co-chaired by the PrimeMinisters of the three nations.
He quoted a World Bank leader as describing Cambodia,Laos, and Vietnam as three trees making a huge mountain, adding the three PMshave worked together to build on the trio’s traditions and nurture their futurecooperation.
Affirming the role and position of thedevelopment triangle area, PM Phuc highlighted the continuous improvement interms of infrastructure, business environment, and people’s living standardsseen in the area over the past 18 years, adding that the outcomes have proventhe efforts of the three nations.
The CLV Governments have paid attention topromoting infrastructure, transport connection, vocational training,people-to-people exchange, and e-government, the Vietnamese leader stressed.
The CLV leaders will continue boostingmulti-faceted cooperation, thus opening up a new cooperation space not onlyamong three nations, but also within ASEAN.
An action plan for the developmenttriangle area connection will be developed, making the area an indispensablepart of ASEAN.
The CLV leaders have signed the Joint Declaration on the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) DevelopmentTriangle Area cooperation, affirming the three countries’determination to build a CLV of sustainable and inclusive development. The trio will jointly organise practicalactivities to mark the 20th anniversary of the area inLaos in 2019.
With their responsibilities, efforts anddetermination, the three nations will fulfill all goals reached during thesummit, PM Phuc affirmed.
Right after the press conference, PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cambodian counterpart witnessed the signingof an agreement on double taxation avoidance and tax evasion prevention, and theminutes of the chairman-level meeting of the two countries’ joint border committee.-VNA
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