PHNOM PENH, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday morning led a high delegation to attend the 4th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit in Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw, which will be held on Dec. 19-20.
Srey Thamrong, a minister attached to the Prime Minister Hun Sen, told reporters at Phnom Penh International Airport before departing for Nay Pyi Taw that senior officials accompanying the premier including Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh, Minister of Environment Mok Mareth, Minister of Agriculture Chan Sarun, Minister of Water Resources Lim Kean Hor, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon, Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia Sok Chenda, Finance Secretary of State Aun Porn Moniroth and other senior government officials.
He said that the 4th GMS Summit will discuss and lay out the strategic plan for the next 10 years (2012 to 2022) for the development of the GMS countries, focusing on the development of economic corridors and infrastructure connectivity on water way, land and air.
Also, the strategic plan would set out cooperation on energy, telecommunication, tourism, agriculture, environment, trade, economics and human resources for the prosperous development in the GMS countries.
At the end of the Summit, the leaders will sign three agreements, he said. Those are the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint action to reduce HIV vulnerability related to population movement, the MoU on the Joint Cooperation in Further Accelerating the Construction of the Information Superhighway and its Application in the GMS, and the Articles of Association of the GMS Freight Transporters Association.
The GMS Summit is held every three years; it is attended by the leaders of the GMS countries: Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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