China Supports ASEAN-Mekong River Basin Development Cooperation

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China Supports ASEAN-Mekong River Basin Development Cooperation

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A senior Chinese official said here Tuesday that China, as a member of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-Mekong River Basin Development Cooperation Program, has been supporting and participating in various activities of the program.

China has launched a feasibility study for upgrading the China section of the planned Pan-Asia Railway Project shortly after the proposal for the project was approved by the ASEAN Communications Ministerial Meeting in 2001, said Liu Jiang, vice-minister in charge of the State Development and Reform Commission.

Liu made the remarks at the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN-Mekong River Basin Development Cooperation Program, which closed here Tuesday.

He said China will begin to upgrade the progress of the Cambodia section of the project, and is willing to consider offering assistance to the Cambodia section.

He called for more efforts to produce a workable plan for building and upgrading the railway project through consultations among the countries involved.

China hopes to set up a human resources development center based in this capital of Yunnan Province through cooperation with the countries involved and international organizations and enterprises in those countries, said Liu.

The planned Pan-Asia Railway Project will link China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore.

The ASEAN-Mekong River Basin Development Cooperation mechanism was initiated in 1996.

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