Phnom Penh (FN), Dec. 26 – The Fourth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders Meeting concluded with the adoption of three documents crucial for further development in the MLC region.

The three document include as follows:

1. The Nay Pyi Taw Declaration of the Fourth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Leaders Meeting

2. The Five-Year Plan of Action on MLC ( 2023-2027)

3. The Joint Initiatives on the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Innovation Corridor Development

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet took part in the Fourth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders Meeting under the theme Join Hands on the Building of a Community of Shared Future and Modernization among Mekong-Lancang Countries on 25 December 2023. The virtual meeting was co-chaired by Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, also took part.

During the meeting, Samdech Thipadei expressed his satisfaction with the significant progress made under the MLC framework, especially the substantial outcomes of 89 projects in Cambodia under the MLC Special Fund since 2017.

On future directions, Samdech Thipadei underscored the importance of building a closer community with a shared future among MLC countries by supporting the people-centered Economic Development Belt, and strengthening sub-regional supply chains and linkages to global value chains through enhancing regional connectivity and industrial cooperation as well as bolstering the digital economy in cross-border economic cooperation and the long-term competitiveness of the region.
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