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Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:46
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Vietnam actively involves in Mekong sub-region development
Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) Pham Khoi Nguyen has affirmed his committee's active role in maintaining the cooperative relationship among countries in the Mekong sub-region over the past 30 years.
Opening a ceremony to mark the 30 th anniversary of the VNMC in Hanoi
on Sept. 18, Nguyen, who is also Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment, said that the committee has actively participated in most of
the regional cooperative initiatives, bilateral cooperation channels and
joint working groups on border cooperation.
It has also involved in coordinating water resources utilization and
sharing activities in the border areas, he added.
Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, the committee has helped
Laos and Cambodia in developing and using water resources through
memoranda of understanding signed at ministerial level. In addition, it has
promoted bilateral cooperation with Thailand and China in the field.
Thanks to its active involvement in the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Water
Utilisation Programme (WUP), Basin Development Plan (BDP), Fisheries
Programme (FP) and Flood Management and Mitigation Programme (FMMP),
Vietnam has received international assistance in water resources and
fisheries sectors.
Furthermore, the VNMC has been an effective advisor to the Government on
Mekong cooperation issues which have contributed to defending Vietnam 's
interest and helped reduce the negative impacts of development activities in
the upper reaches.
Minister Nguyen suggested the VNMC bring into play its role to promote
cooperation within the framework of the MRC such as strengthening MRC
stability, effectively implementing cooperation programmes to meet the
region's new demands and combining the MRC's activities with sub-regional
cooperation initiatives.
Mekong countries began their cooperation and development of the Mekong
River in 1957. The 50-year Mekong cooperation have made considerable
contributions to the research and development of water resources and other
related resources for the benefits of countries in the Mekong
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Opening a ceremony to mark the 30 th anniversary of the VNMC in Hanoi
on Sept. 18, Nguyen, who is also Minister of Natural Resources and
Environment, said that the committee has actively participated in most of
the regional cooperative initiatives, bilateral cooperation channels and
joint working groups on border cooperation.
It has also involved in coordinating water resources utilization and
sharing activities in the border areas, he added.
Within the framework of bilateral cooperation, the committee has helped
Laos and Cambodia in developing and using water resources through
memoranda of understanding signed at ministerial level. In addition, it has
promoted bilateral cooperation with Thailand and China in the field.
Thanks to its active involvement in the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Water
Utilisation Programme (WUP), Basin Development Plan (BDP), Fisheries
Programme (FP) and Flood Management and Mitigation Programme (FMMP),
Vietnam has received international assistance in water resources and
fisheries sectors.
Furthermore, the VNMC has been an effective advisor to the Government on
Mekong cooperation issues which have contributed to defending Vietnam 's
interest and helped reduce the negative impacts of development activities in
the upper reaches.
Minister Nguyen suggested the VNMC bring into play its role to promote
cooperation within the framework of the MRC such as strengthening MRC
stability, effectively implementing cooperation programmes to meet the
region's new demands and combining the MRC's activities with sub-regional
cooperation initiatives.
Mekong countries began their cooperation and development of the Mekong
River in 1957. The 50-year Mekong cooperation have made considerable
contributions to the research and development of water resources and other
related resources for the benefits of countries in the Mekong
basin.-Enditem
