Mekong countries, Japan eye new development strategy beyond 2015

19 February 2015
Bangkok Post
Aid and development / Bilateral development assistance / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Government / Infrastructure / International relations / Japanese aid / Transport and shipping / Transport infrastructure and facilities
ASEAN Economic Community / Forum for the Promotion of Public-Private Cooperation in the Mekong Region / Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Japan-Mekong Summit / Minoru Kiuchi / Sar Kheng / Tokyo Strategy 2012 for Mekong-Japan Cooperation

The leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River plan to craft a new strategy in July for Tokyo to contribute to sustainable development of the Mekong region beyond 2015, a senior Japanese official said Thursday. …

“Taking this opportunity from this forum, may I invite and encourage more investments from Japan mainly in the transport, electricity, information technology and telecommunications, and agricultural sectors in the form of public-private partnerships in the future,” Mr Kheng said.

 Bangkok Post News Staff
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