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17:23, 29-Mar-2018
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to attend GMS summit, visit Vietnam
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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Vietnam and attend the sixth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit in Hanoi from Friday to Monday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced on Thursday.
The GMS cooperation, launched in 1992 as an initiative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), involves six countries, namely Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar as well as China. Joint action covers multiple fields like infrastructure development, energy, tourism and trade-investment.
The initiative is an important platform for economic cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion and has made positive contributions to the development of countries in the subregion for many years, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang at a routine press briefing on Thursday.
Aerial view of the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam /VCG Photo
Aerial view of the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam /VCG Photo
Wang attending the meeting on behalf of the Chinese government "demonstrated the importance China attaches to promoting subregional cooperation and developing friendly relations with countries in the subregion," he said.
The Chinese foreign minister will attend major events such as closed-door meetings, large-scale conferences and business summits, and hold bilateral meetings with leaders at the Summit.
During his visit to Vietnam, Wang will hold talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to promote cooperation in various fields.
The sixth GMS Summit, themed "Leveraging on 25 Years of Cooperation, and Building a Sustainable, Integrated, and Prosperous GMS," starts Thursday and will last until Saturday.