At the official invitation of Mr. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, the Co-Chair of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC), Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe attended the 8th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (8th MLC FMM) held on 7 December 2023 at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China.
The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, and U Than Swe, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and attended by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of the LPRP, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Ministers reviewed the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation’s progress and exchanged views on the future direction of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation.
Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam are members of the MLC. To date, the MLC Special Fund has provided funds for implementing 106 projects in Myanmar to support Myanmar’s National Sustainable Development Strategy, with a total value of US$31.6 million, it is reported.
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar (8-12-2023)
- The Union Minister U Than Swe attended 8th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Beijing, China. The Ministers reviewed the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation’s progress and exchanged views on the future direction of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation.