His attendance is made at the invitation of the Lao PrimeMinister Sonexay Siphandone.
Laos will host the fourth MRC Summit and its InternationalConference in the capital from April 2-5. The MRC International Conference,which attracts global and regional experts in the fields of water and relatedresources, energy, food, transport, transboundary rivers, river basin management,governance and development, will discuss the latest knowledge and innovativesolutions to issues facing the Mekong and other river basins.
The MRC, an intergovernmental organisation established in1995 following the Mekong Agreement among Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, andVietnam, serves as a regional platform for Mekong-related cooperation andknowledge sharing./.