The Mekong River Commission (MRC) on Wednesday in Siem Reap province expressed satisfaction with the cooperation of China in preserving the eco-system and upgrading the people's lives along the river.
"We have been pleased to note that our Dialogue Partners are conscious of the needs of those downstream when considering new developments and working towards regional integration and prosperity," said Nguyen Hong Toan, chairman of the MRC Joint Committee for 2007-2008, while addressing the 12th Dialogue Meeting of the MRC.
In the past year China has supplied the MRC with 24-hourly water level and 12-hourly rainfall data for flood forecasting, while the MRC Secretariat has provided China with the monthly flow data gathered from the hydrological stations in Chiang Saen, Thailand and Stung Treng, Cambodia, said a press release from the meeting.
There were also discussions on increasing the MRC's level of technical cooperation in the areas of navigation and hydro-meteorological data gathering, it added.
The cooperation between the MRC and its Dialogue Partners like China has been strengthened year by year, said Nguyen Hong Toan in the release.
"In particular over the past two years we feel we have moved to a new phase of understanding for a practical framework of cooperation. Through such an approach we can all reap the benefits of sustainable water resources development in the Mekong River Basin," he added.
Representatives from China and Myanmar attended Wednesday's meeting.
The meeting heard of the Dialogue Partners' plans for water resource development in the Lancang/Mekong River and on the progress of the improvements to navigation project.
There were also discussions on areas of potential cooperation including in flood management and mitigation, mathematical modeling, study exchanges in the academic and private sector and environmental issues.
The Dialogue Meeting is an annual event whereby the MRC engages with its Dialogue Partners on its cooperation framework and discussions on how the four member states of the MRC -- Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam -- can increase their cooperation with the upstream neighbors.
Source: Xinhua
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