Vietnam attends Mekong-US Partnership Foreign Ministers' Meeting

On July 27, within the framework of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, the 3rd Mekong-US Partnership Foreign Ministers' Meeting (MUSP) took place. Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, on behalf of Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the meeting.

Việt Nam tham dự Hội nghị Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao Quan hệ đối tác Mekong-Hoa Kỳ

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet represented Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son to attend the Mekong-US Partnership Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

This conference commemorates the 15th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the Mekong and the United States, which began with the Lower Mekong Initiative and was upgraded to the Mekong-US Partnership in 2020. Member countries assessed that through the successful implementation of the 2021-2023 Action Plan, MUSP has contributed to improving the capacity to adapt to climate change and energy transition, ensuring food - energy - water security.

MUSP has pioneered in supporting the sub-region in empowering women and youth, establishing an annual dialogue channel of scholars and experts proposing solutions for sustainable development and common challenges of the sub-region.

Vietnam and the Mekong countries emphasized the need for the sub-region to become a core element in MUSP cooperation, and proposed a number of priorities in the coming time on climate change response, sustainable water resource management, economic connectivity, infrastructure development, business network connectivity, building a high-tech workforce, and encouraging leading research institutes of member countries to conduct joint research on new and emerging technologies.

The conference adopted the Co-Chairs Statement of the 3rd MUSP Ministerial Meeting and the MUSP Action Plan 2024-2026 along with a list of specific projects. At the conference, Laos also transferred the role of co-chairing MUSP cooperation to Thailand.

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