Foreign ministers’ meeting calls for upgraded Lancang-Mekong cooperation

Foreign ministers from six countries in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin on Friday agreed that their countries should further upgrade cooperation in the next decade to ensure peace and prosperity in the region.

All parties should be committed to an upgraded version of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) that features solidarity and cooperation, openness and win-win, green and innovation, as well as peace and tranquility, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at the tenth LMC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in China. All parties affirmed commitment to adhering to multilateralism, maintaining free trade, combating cross-border crimes, and jointly meeting challenges to maintain regional peace, stability and prosperity.