Lancang-Mekong cooperation to grow

China and the other five countries of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism will widen areas of collaboration in an upcoming blueprint to further build the economic community along the Mekong River, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.

Wang made the remark while attending the 3rd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Dali, Yunnan province. The meeting, held Thursday to Saturday, has been attended by the top diplomats of the six member countries of the LMC mechanism, including Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar.

Speaking at a joint news conference with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhon, Wang said the LMC has progressed effectively since it started in March 2016, with coordination teams set up in all member countries and most financial support put in place.