A workshop on regional rural development between member countries and Joint Coordination Meeting for 5th Mekong-Lancang to be hosted by Myanmar was held at 9 am yesterday at the Department of Rural Development in Nay Pyi Taw by virtual conferencing.
The meetings aimed to enhance partnership
on rural development and poverty alleviation between Mekong-Lancang cooperation
countries including Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
of Cooperatives and Rural Development U Khant Zaw called for reducing the
development gap and supporting the establishment of the ASEAN Community.
Mekong-Lancang cooperation projects
aimed to promote cooperation between developing countries to increase the
implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2030, the Permanent Secretary
said.
“Myanmar is co-chairing the 5th
Mekong-Lancang Coordination Meeting, and a workshop on rural development experiences
between countries in the region, as part of an experience exchange project to
promote cooperation in rural development and poverty alleviation.
The workshops and meetings will
share experiences on regional development and poverty alleviation efforts of
countries in the region and discussed future cooperation plans,” the Permanent
Secretary added.
According to the second special
fund set up by the People’s Republic of China, the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation
will focus on agriculture under the Agriculture and Poverty Reduction sector.
The project was implemented from 2018 to 2021.
The workshop and meeting were
attended by representatives from the six members of the Mekong-Lancang
Cooperation.
Officials also exchanged
information on national projects and future plans including Rural development
and poverty alleviation plus lessons, achievements, experiences and challenges
of the rural development and poverty alleviation during the COVID-19 outbreak.
MNA
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