(VOV) - Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (CLV) will increase cooperation to address challenges in the region.
The agreement was reached at the seventh meeting of their CLV Joint Coordinating Committee in Attapeu town, Laos, on December 9.
Lao Prime Minister Thongsing called for internal cooperation as well as international support for the development triangle region.
Participants acknowledged the progress made within the CLV cooperation framework and expressed their thanks to Japan for its assistance to the region’s socio-economic development.
They also emphasized the importance of cooperation between the three countries and their development partners in clearing mines and other unexploded ordinances and in developing their human resources.
At the meeting, the Lao Minister of Planning and Investment, the Cambodian Minister of Trade, and the Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment signed an agreement on managing and directing the electronic portal for the CLV development triangle.
The next meeting of the CLV Joint Coordinating Committee will take place in Vietnam in 2012.
