Original title: The Seventh Leaders’ Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) was held.
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On September 9, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. This morning, Premier Li Keqiang attended the seventh leaders’ meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) and delivered an important speech. How does China evaluate the outcome of this meeting? How will China further participate in the Greater Mekong Sub-regional cooperation?
Zhao Lijian said that the Seventh Leaders’ Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation was held against the background of repeated COVID-19 pandemics, complex international and regional situations, and weak recovery of the world economy. Premier Li Keqiang and leaders of the five Mekong countries and the president of the Asian Development Bank Waiting to attend together. All parties reviewed the progress of cooperation, shared risks and challenges, and worked together to plan cooperation to promote the fruitful results of this meeting.
One is to consolidate a new situation of mutual trust.The leaders of the six countries agreed that it is necessary to cherish the good development of the subregion, adhere to good-neighborly friendship, accommodate each other’s major concerns, safeguard the common interests of subregional countries, and jointly build a community with a shared future in the Greater Mekong Subregion. We must promote multilateralism, advocate openness and tolerance, and actively promote the coordinated development of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional economic cooperation and the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and other mechanisms, give full play to their respective advantages, unite development and joint forces, and promote more integrated, prosperous and sustainable construction. Sustainable and inclusive subregion.
The second is to plan new measures for anti-epidemic cooperation.The six countries will carry forward the spirit of science, follow scientific laws, and actively carry out cooperation in epidemic prevention and control and vaccines, strengthen the ability of countries to respond to the epidemic, protect vulnerable and poor groups, and maintain people’s lives and health. China will continue to give priority to providing vaccines and medical supplies to Mekong countries within its capacity, and jointly carry out cooperation in epidemic surveillance, traditional medicine, and infectious disease prevention and control.
The third is to formulate a new blueprint for development. The six countries will take interconnection, competitiveness and community as their pillars to carry out extensive cooperation in the fields of transportation, energy, agriculture, tourism, climate, environment, urban development, and trade facilitation. China is willing to work with all parties to give full play to the demonstration and driving role of the upcoming China-Laos railway, jointly build a “new international land-sea trade channel”, deepen cooperation in agricultural products, small and medium-sized enterprises, border trade, and cross-border e-commerce, and accelerate the construction of 5G and land Optical fiber cable and other information infrastructure will jointly create an economic corridor with in-depth integration of transportation, logistics, commerce and industry.
Zhao Lijian emphasized that China and the Mekong countries are connected by mountains and rivers, have the same humanities and cultures, complement each other in economy, and have inherent advantages in cooperation. In the past 30 years, China has been an important participant, builder and contributor to the Greater Mekong Sub-regional cooperation, and has made positive contributions to the promotion of regional prosperity and rejuvenation. Premier Li Keqiang announced that China will host the eighth leaders’ meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation in three years. China will work with the Mekong countries to uphold the original intention of cooperation, broaden the areas of cooperation, raise the level of cooperation, and work together to advance sustainable development and economic integration, so as to effectively benefit the people of all countries. (CCTV reporter Shen Yang Kong Luyuan)
(Edited by Wang Peishan)