Hun Sen summoned to Vientiane to sign Indochinese Triangle agreements

Hun Sen is seen leaving Cambodia on this May 2007 photo (Photo: DR, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)

Hun Sen on official visit to Laos

24 November 2008
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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Under the invitation of Bousaone Bouphavanh, his Lao colleague, Hun Sen took off on Monday 24 November for a 2-day official visit to Vientiane before participating in the 5th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) summit.

The communiqué issued by the Cambodian ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the Cambodian delegation – which will include Hor Namhong, the minister of Foreign Affairs, and Cham Prasidh, the minister of Commerce – “will sign with Laos, during the visit, an agreement to promote and protect investments in the two countries.”

During the CLV summit which will take place on 26 November, the three countries will sign: “first, a memorandum of agreement on the draft for the preparation of the special policy for the development of the triangular CLV zone (Indochinese Triangle); and second, the Vientiane declaration on a fundamental development of this zone.”

Cambodian PM leaves for Laos

PHNOM PENH, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left here on Friday for Laos to pay an official visit there and attend the Third Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit.

His delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh and other senior officials, a government press release said.

During Hun Sen's visit, both sides will sign an agreement on border issues, it added.

Meanwhile, for the summit from March 30 to 31, Hun Sen will meet with the prime ministers from five other GMS countries, including China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, to enhance development and economic cooperation among them through greater infrastructure connectivity, trade and transport facilitation, private investment, environmental management, and other measures, said a press release from the Asia Development Bank (ADB).

Leaders will discuss coordinated actions to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development for all the countries and people of the GMS by enhancing connectivity and competitiveness, and promoting an increased sense of community, it added.

ADB defined an area of 811,000 square km along the Mekong Riveras GMS. The bank is also responsible to coordinate the development issues of the six countries related to the river through various GMS meetings.