LAOS-VIENTIANE-MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION-SUMMIT

LAOS-VIENTIANE-MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION-SUMMIT

(230406) -- VIENTIANE, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying speaks during the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

LAOS-VIENTIANE-MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION-SUMMIT

LAOS-VIENTIANE-MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION-SUMMIT

(230406) -- VIENTIANE, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone speaks during the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, April 5, 2023. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

MRC reaffirms commitment to sustainable development of Mekong River

STORY: MRC reaffirms commitment to sustainable development of Mekong River DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fourth MRC Summit STORYLINE: Leaders of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) member countries reaffirmed their political commitment to the sustainable development of the river, as they concluded the fourth MRC Summit in Vientiane on Wednesday. Heads of government and representatives of the member countries, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, adopted the Vientiane Declaration, which reaffirmed their political commitment to support the mandate of the intergovernmental organization of the lower Mekong countries. Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told a press conference that the leaders have reaffirmed their highest political commitment to the 1995 Mekong Agreement, particularly the primary role of cooperation to ensure sustainable development of water and resources in the Mekong basin through the adoption of the Vientiane D