CLMV Reiterate Commitment to Enhancing Relations and Benefits

The Heads of State/Government of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) gathered on March 19 for the 6^th CLMV Summit in Vientiane, Lao PDR. H.E. Le Luong Minh, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, was also present at the Summit reiterating their commitment to enhancing the traditional relations of friendship, good neighbourliness and mutual benefits among the CLMV countries.

 

They reviewed the progress on the implementation of agreed upon projects at the 5^th CLMV Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 16 November 2010, aimed at narrowing the development gap among ASEAN Member States as we move toward the ASEAN Community Building by 2015. They also exchanged views on the future direction of CLMV cooperation in light of the Vientiane Declaration on Enhancing the Economic Cooperation and Integration among CLMV countries adopted in 2004 and its Plan of Action.