CLMV Summit: A summit of 4 autocratic regimes

Backgrounder: Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Summit

HANOI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The 4th Summit of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) will open on Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The CLMV Summit is an annual event. The first CLMV Summit was held in November 2004 in Vientiane, Laos, with the adoption of the Vientiane Declaration on enhancing economic cooperation and integration among CLMV countries.

According to the Vientiane Declaration, the seven areas of cooperation among CLMV countries are as follows: trade and investment, agriculture, industry and energy, transport, information technology, tourism and human resource development.

The Declaration showed strong commitment of CLMV countries to strengthen and enhance cooperation among CLMV countries and promote CLMV integration into cooperation frameworks under the Mekong sub-region, ASEAN and the whole region.

The Declaration also called for international assistance for CLMV countries to narrow the development gap between them and other regional countries.

Each year, the CLMV Senior Officials' Meeting and Ministerial Meeting are held prior to the CLMV Summit.

Hun Sen and Bun Rany to pay visit to their Hanoi masters

Hun Sen to perform an official visit to Vietnam

28 Oct 2008
Cambodge Soir Hebdo Translated from French by Luc Sâr Click here to read the article in French

The Cambodian government leader would meet his Vietnamese counterpart during an official visit planned for 4-7 November.

On the invitation of Nguyen Tan Dung, the Vietnamese PM, Hun Sen will visit Vietnam during two summits organized by Hanoi. The first summit, on 4-5 November, is the third ACMECS (Ayeyawady Chaopraya Mekong Economic Cooperation Stategy) summit, the second summit is the fourth CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) summit which will be held on 6-7 November. The topics on Hun Sen’s agenda are the exemption of visa for common passports, goods exchange, railroad connection points, cooperation between the Voice of Vietnam radio and the National Radio of Kampuchea, and the information cooperation plan for 2008-2010.

Those who will accompany Hun Sen on his trip are: Bun Rany Hun Sen, Hor Namhong, the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Cham Prasidh, the minister of Commerce.