Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung on March 12 in Vientiane, Laos presided over the 7th Summit of the Cambodia-Laos-Viet Nam (CLV) Development Triangle.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung (center) chairsthe 7th Summit of the Cambodia-Laos-Viet NamDevelopment Triangle,Vientiane, Laos, March 12, 2013 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
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The event also drew the attendance of Lao PM Thongsing Thammavong,Cambodian PM Hun Sen and representatives from the three countries’ ministries and agencies.
The three government leaders highly spoke of the efforts made by the triangle’s 13 provinces in socio-economic development, especially during a period that the world and the region are coping with numerous economic difficulties.
Theyshowed theirdetermination to continue fostering comprehensive cooperation relations on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and for the prosperity of each country.
Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh, who heads the Joint Coordination Committee for the CLV Development Triangle, presented a report on its results.
The implementation of the adjusted socio-economic development master plan for the Development Triangle area in the 2010-2020 period, and the Memorandum of Understanding on special preferential policies for the Development Triangle Area were highlighted.
The report proposed a number of measures to enhance cooperation and attract more investment into the region.
Based on opinions discussed at the meeting, PM Dung asked the joint committee to focus on implementing nine tasks, aimed at strengthening cooperation, increasing investment and trade, boosting socio-economic development and improving living standards for people in the region.
PMsof the three countries signed a joint statement, affirming their commitment to improve living standards of people in the triangle’s 13 provinces and turn the area into a typical example of success in regional cooperation./.