Laos, China ink new Mekong-Lancang cooperation pact


Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongphane Savanphet (front right) and Chinese Ambassador to Laos Fang Hong (front left) sign a new cooperation pact in Vientiane on Tuesday (July 15). - Vientiane Times

VIENTIANE: The governments of Laos and China on Wednesday (July 17) signed a new pact under the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) scheme, bringing the number of projects initiated under the scheme this year to 10, worth a total of US$2.6 million.

The agreement was signed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongphane Savanphet, representing the Lao government, and the Chinese Ambassador to Laos, Fang Hong.

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