chinaview.cn
2008-03-25
PHNOM PENH, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will leave here on Friday for Laos to conduct an official visit there and attend the Third Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, said a press release from the government on Tuesday.
His delegation will include Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh and other senior officials, said the release.
During his visit, both sides will sign an agreement on border issues, it added.
Meanwhile, for the summit from March 30 to 31, Hun Sen will meet with the prime ministers from five other GMS countries, including China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, to enhance development and economic cooperation among them through greater infrastructure connectivity, trade and transport facilitation, private investment, environmental management, and other measures, said a press release from the Asia Development Bank (ADB) issued here last week.
The leaders will discuss coordinated actions to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development for all the countries and people of the GMS by enhancing connectivity and competitiveness, and promoting an increased sense of community, it added.
ADB defined an area of 811,000 square km along the Mekong Riveras GMS. The bank is also responsible for coordinating the development issues of the six countries related to the river through various GMS meetings.
Editor: Lin Li
2008-03-25
PHNOM PENH, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will leave here on Friday for Laos to conduct an official visit there and attend the Third Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, said a press release from the government on Tuesday.
His delegation will include Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh and other senior officials, said the release.
During his visit, both sides will sign an agreement on border issues, it added.
Meanwhile, for the summit from March 30 to 31, Hun Sen will meet with the prime ministers from five other GMS countries, including China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, to enhance development and economic cooperation among them through greater infrastructure connectivity, trade and transport facilitation, private investment, environmental management, and other measures, said a press release from the Asia Development Bank (ADB) issued here last week.
The leaders will discuss coordinated actions to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development for all the countries and people of the GMS by enhancing connectivity and competitiveness, and promoting an increased sense of community, it added.
ADB defined an area of 811,000 square km along the Mekong Riveras GMS. The bank is also responsible for coordinating the development issues of the six countries related to the river through various GMS meetings.
Editor: Lin Li
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