GMS members should 'strengthen unity' and boost regional cooperation

BEIJING - China calls on the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) members for further cooperation to boost regional economic integration and promote sustainable development, State Councilor Dai Bingguo said on Tuesday.

The GMS members have seen steady economic growth this year, and regional cooperation is advancing and deepening in various sectors, Dai said at the 4th Summit of the six-country Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation group, which concluded on Tuesday.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Myanmar President U Thein Sein, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the summit in Naypyitaw.