Phnom Penh (FN), Aug. 2 – Cambodian foreign affairs minister Prak Sokhonn will co-chair with US secretary of state Antony Blinken, the second Mekong-US Partnership Ministerial Meeting (2nd MUSP MM) which will be held on 03 August 2021 via video conference.

Other foreign ministers from the Mekong countries namely Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam and the Secretary-General of ASEAN will also attend the meeting, according to the Ministry’s press release dated Monday.

The meeting will review the progress of the cooperation since the 1st virtual Mekong-US Partnership Ministerial Meeting on 11 September 2020 and chart out its future direction, aiming at further enhancing and promoting stable, resilient, inclusive and sustainably prosperous Mekong sub-region, taking into consideration of the COVID19 pandemic and the sub-region’s post-pandemic socio-economic recovery.

The 2nd virtual MUSP MM will demonstrate a strong friendship and successful collaboration between the Mekong countries and the US and provide potential opportunities for tangible and beneficial cooperation contributing to the sustainable development in the Mekong sub-region and ASEAN Community Building efforts.
=FRESH NEWS