Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA)Addressing thesixth MLC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chongqing, China, Son proposed majormeasures to realise the tasks, including sharing information and experience in fightingthe pandemic and facilitating the cross-border circulation of goods.
Other measures includestepping up cooperation in the sustainable management and use of waterresources in the Mekong River and promoting coordination between the MLCand ASEAN and other regional and sub-regional cooperation mechanisms.
Foreign ministersfrom Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, China, and Vietnam spoke highly ofcooperative outcomes over the last five years, especially in themanagement of water resources in the Mekong River.
They pledged toenhance the MLC by consolidating friendly neighbourliness, activelycontributing to the socio-economic development of member countries, buildingthe ASEAN Community, and realising sustainable development goals by 2030.
The ministersemphasised the fundamental cooperation principles of consensus, equality,mutual consultation, interest sharing, and respect for the UN Charter, theASEAN Charter, and international law, in line with the regulations and laws of eachcountry.
The meetingadopted three documents on enhancing cooperation in sustainable development,encouraging cooperation between localities, and cooperation in traditionalmedicine.
The MLC will payattention to cooperation in water resources and environment, the COVID-19 fight,post-pandemic economic recovery through boosting trade and investment tiesbetween the six countries, and promoting partnerships between authorities in localitiesto utilise their potential and competitive edge./.
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