China launches Lancang-Mekong body with five countries

Foreign Minister Wang Yi (second from left) and Cambodian Ambassador to China Khek Cai Mealy Sysoda (second from right) inaugurate the Lancing-Mekong Cooperation China Secretariat in Beijing on Friday. [Photo by Zhang Wei/China Daily

Calling the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism "an important part" of cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Countries, Wang said he believed the mechanism will not only improve ties among China and the five countries, but also help the integration of ASEAN.?

Khek Cai Mealy Sysoda, Cambodian ambassador to China, said: "Compared with other cooperation mechanisms, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation is more practical, more effective and more in line with people's aspirations."?

She said the cooperation will facilitate the movement of people and goods between the countries as well as speed up the development of the region as a whole.