Chinese Vice Minister of Communications Hu Xijie Friday called
on the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries to make
relentless efforts for common prosperity in the region.
Hu made the appeal at a meeting of the Joint Committee of the
GMS Cross-Border Transport Agreement which opened in Phnom Penh
Friday.
"To strengthen economic cooperation among us and complement each
other with our individual advantages is conducive to achieving the
objective of common development," Hu said.
"It can also help us to participate in global economic
cooperation and competition," Hu said. "And enhance our status as
well as that of the whole subregion in global economies."
Besides China, GMS countries also include Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
To facilitate the flow of people and goods among six GMS
countries and optimize the efficiency of transport by road, the
Chinese government joined the GMS agreement at the Cambodia Summit
of Leaders held in November 2002.
The six GMS countries have completed the negotiations on the
Stage I Annexes/Protocols of the Agreement. And three days ago,
delegates from six GMS countries started the negotiations on Stage
II Annexes and Protocols of the Agreement.
(Xinhua News Agency May 1, 2004)