Ministers from the six nations in the Greater Mekong Subregion
(GMS) will hold a meeting in Beijing from Dec. 12 to 14 to
coordinate their strategy on striking transnational human
trafficking.
The meeting, the second of its kind, groups ministers from
China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The first
meeting was held in October in Yangon, Myanmar.
The ministerial meeting will review the implementation of the
memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation between
GMS countries in cracking down on transnational human trafficking
signed at the first meeting, and the plan of action (2005-2007) on
combating transnational crime.
The meeting will also discuss and pass the second-phase action
plan, scheduled for 2008 to 2010, and sign a joint declaration on
the process of cracking down on human trafficking in the GMS.
The fifth senior officials' meeting will be also held on the
sidelines of the ministerial meeting, sponsored by the Chinese
Ministry of Public Security.
(Xinhua News Agency December 4, 2007)
