PM Phuc to attend 3rd MRC Summit in Cambodia

VGP – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the 3rd Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia from April 4-5 at the invitation of Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen.

April 01, 2018 8:52 PM GMT+7

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Founded in 1995, the MRC is an intergovernmental organization that works with the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam to manage the shared water and related resources of the Mekong River for the sustainable development of the Mekong region.

It serves today as a unique platform for water diplomacy and regional cooperation in which Member Countries share the benefits of common water resources.

It also acts as a regional knowledge hub on water resources management that helps to inform decision-making processes based on scientific evidence.

Overall, the MRC is an established organization with a clear mandate, procedures, strategies, guidelines and knowledge products that help ensures the Mekong is utilised for the countries’ benefits and the peoples’ well-beings.

Two summits have been held to date – the first in 2010, hosted by Thailand in Hua Hin, and the second in 2014, hosted by Viet Nam in Ho Chi Minh City.

The third Summit focuses on the theme “Enhancing Joint Efforts and Partnerships towards Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Mekong River Basin.”

By Quang Minh