Laos: Mekong River Comission ink agreement with German agency to boost transboundary water cooperation


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VIENTIANE, Jan 21 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the German development agency GIZ have signed an agreement to implement the second phase of the Transboundary Water Cooperation Programme in the Lower Mekong Basin.

The new agreement, signed on January 17, follows funding commitments made in November by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, which granted the Mekong River Commission an additional 4.45 million euros over the next three years.

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