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The US State Department announced that the US will spend nearly $ 153.6 million on cooperative projects in the Mekong region.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh co-chaired the first Ministerial Meeting of the Mekong-US Association. (Photo: ASEAN2020)
Today, September 11, the first Mekong-US Association Ministers Meeting was held online. The conference was co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, and United States Permanent Deputy Secretary Stephen Biegun (on behalf of Foreign Minister Michael Pompeo), with the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. , Thailand and the Secretary General of ASEAN.
The Vietnamese delegation accompanied the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Pham Binh Minh, the Deputy Minister of Public Security and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Industry and Trade, Transport, Natural Resources and Environment.
The conference officially announced the enhancement of the Mekong-United States Partnership (MUSP) cooperation building on the successes of the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) mechanism established in 2009, laying the groundwork to further the potential of the alliance. , effectively contributing to the sustainable and prosperous development of the region in the new period.
The conference affirmed the good friendship and successes of cooperation between the Mekong countries and the United States in the fields of sustainable water resources management, environmental protection, disaster response, health care and education. education and regional connections.
Regarding the direction of next stage cooperationAccording to the Ministers, given the challenges and opportunities facing the Mekong subregion, the Mekong-United States Partnership should aim to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the region, supporting the realization of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
In terms of cooperationThe Ministers affirmed that the Mekong-United States Association must uphold the principle centered on ASEAN, openness, equality, consensus, mutual benefit, transparency, respect for the sovereignty of countries, disobedience. and respect international law as well as the rules and laws of the member countries.
The Meeting also agreed to strengthen complementarity and coordination with ASEAN and existing Mekong cooperation frameworks. The Ministers also highlighted the importance of subregional development for the ASEAN Community building process and welcomed the efforts to strengthen cohesion between subregional cooperation with ASEAN.
The first Meeting of Ministers of the Mekong-United States Association was held online (Photo: ASEAN2020)
In the field of cooperationThe ministers agreed that the Mekong-US partnership will focus on four areas, including: economic connectivity; sustainable management of water resources, natural resources and protection of the environment; Non-traditional security; and human resource development.
At the conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed LMI’s contributions in promoting sustainable development and building the ASEAN community and affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to cross-country cooperation. of the Mekong and America.
The Deputy Prime Minister also emphasized that in the context of ASEAN entering a new phase of the Community building process, the Mekong-United States Partnership can further contribute to the sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region. , helping the Mekong countries to reduce the development gap, seize new opportunities and overcome challenges.
In terms of development orientationThe Deputy Prime Minister said that the United States-Mekong Association should: (i) Stick to agreed general principles, with the aim of helping countries find real solutions to their development needs and safeguard the interests of all member countries ; (ii) Give priority to areas of cooperation for economic development and greater participation of the business sector, especially the development of high-quality infrastructure, Mekong water management, response to disasters and Disease; (iii) Mobilize the participation of ministries, sectors, companies, academia and development partners to ensure the implementation of the constantly expanding cooperation program.
At the conference, the US State Department announced that the US would spend nearly $ 153.6 million on cooperative projects in the Mekong region, of which $ 55 million for cross-border crime prevention projects 1 , $ 8 million to support the Mekong River Commission to strengthen the exchange of data on water resources for policy formulation and a series of disaster management projects, to organize a multilateral political dialogue on regional development. Mekong region.
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