GMS Annual International Conference OpenedAn international conference on "Development and Governance In the Greater Mekong Subregion( GMS): On Track or Adrift" was opened in the Cambodiana Hotel in Phnom Penh Wednesday.This is the second annual GMS-ASEAN conference, jointly organized by the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace ( CICP) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The objectives of the international conference is to discuss the current development and governance in the Greater Mekong Subregion and to explore the different approaches to the promotion of cross-border cooperation as well as in identifying the key issues in this subregion. The two-day conference also is aimed at promoting confidence-building measures within the GMS and to contribute toward better understanding and management of border issues. Meanwhile it is designed to enhance governance and development in the GMS. The representatives from Cambodia, the Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the Yunnan province of China as well as some foreign diplomats attended the conference. The first annual international conference on "The Greater Mekong Subregion: Political and Security Implications for ASEAN" was held here in July, 1999. |
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