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PM leaves for Mekong River Commission Summit
VGP – PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Ha Noi on April 4 for Cambodia to attend the third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Siem Reap from April 4-5.
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PM leaves for Mekong River Commission Summit |
According to an announcement from the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released on April 1, the PM’s attendance will come at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart, Samdech Techo Hun Sen.
The event, themed “Joint Efforts and Partnership towards Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Mekong”, will create an opportunity for countries to review the operation of the MRC over the past four years and work to realise sustainable development goals.
The MRC holds its summit every four years, starting from 2010. The first MRC summit was held in Hua Hin, Thailand in 2010 and the second one took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam in 2014./.