Minites the second meeting of the joint coordination committee on the Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam development triangle

1. The 2^nd Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on the Cambodia- Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (herein-after referred to as the CLV Joint Coordination Committee) was held on 19 February 2008 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for Cambodia; H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Minister of Planning and Investment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for Laos; and H.E. Mr. Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for Vietnam.

The lists of delegates of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam appear as Annex 1, 2, 3 respectively.

2. H.E. Dr. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia welcomed the delegation of Lao PDR and Vietnam SR through providing the opening remarks. H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Minister of Planning and Investment of the Lao PDR and H.E. Mr. Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment of Vietnam provided remarks, which appear as Annex 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

3. The Ministers discussed the following issues: (i) the joint progress report of Sub-Committees; (ii) the preparation for the formulation of the special preferential incentives and policies for the Development Triangle Area; (iii) the recommendations of the 2^nd Trade and Investment Conference held on 16-17 February 2008 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia; (iv) the result of 2^nd CLV Plus Japan Working Level Meeting and the result of the Meeting of the Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministers held on 16 January 2008 in Japan; (v) the preparation for the 3^rd CLV Plus Japan Working Level Meeting; and (vi) the preparation for the 5^th CLV Summit on Development Triangle. The Meeting agenda appears as Annex 7.

4. The Ministers reiterated the appreciation of the inherent and traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation among the people of the CLV countries, which serve as an important foundation for stability and development of each country, as well as for implementing the decision of the three Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam at the 4^th Summit held on 4-5 December 2006 in Da Lat, Vietnam, in accelerating the establishment of the Development Triangle.

5. The Ministers expressed appreciation on the progress made by the Economic Sub-Committee and Social & Environmental Sub-Committee in cooperation the areas of economics, investment, trade facilitation, road connection, environment, education and health of which joint report of the Sub-Committees of the three countries appears as Annex 8.

6. The Ministers appreciated the work done on preparation of special preferential policies for the Triangle Development Area. The Ministers agreed that the Joint Technical Team should convene its meetings as soon as possible to finalize the special preferential policies for facilitating trade and investment activities in the Triangle Area of the three countries and the arrangement must be submitted to the next JCC meeting. The joint report on the preparation of special preferential incentives and policies appears as Annex 9.

7. The Ministers emphasized the need for development of the Triangle Area by giving the priority to:

(i) mobilize internal resources of each country and to attract investment into the Development Triangle Area;

(ii) formulate special preferential policies for the Development Triangle Area;

(iii) simplify procedures to facilitate the flows of goods and people in the Development Triangle Area.

8. The Ministers expressed the need to expedite the concretization of the Master Plan on the Development Triangle Area into annual and periodical plans and programs. The Ministers welcome the coordinating role of Vietnam to host the meeting in Vietnam in 2008, to concretize and review the implementation of the Master Plan.

9. The Ministers welcomed the outcome of the 2^nd Trade and Investment Conference, held from 16-17 February 2008 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and endorsed the recommendations of the Conference on jointly organizing roadshows to call for ODA and FDI in the Development Triangle Area. The Ministers gave the priority to the organization of such roadshows in Japan, Republic of Korea and other countries.

10. The Ministers discussed the joint report on the outcome of 2^nd CLV plus Japan Meeting and the Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministerial Meeting and expressed their appreciation to the Japanese Assistance for funding CLV projects worth US$ 20 million, which will be implemented in 2008. The Ministers encouraged each country to coordinate with Japan and expedite the internal procedures to get funding and to prepare the new projects for the 3^rd CLV plus Japan Working Level Meeting. The Ministers have also exchanged views and experiences on the mechanism for project implementation. The Ministers agreed that each country shall keep regular consultation and exchange of information on the progress in execution of the programs and the results of project implementation. The joint report on the outcome of the 2^nd CLV plus Japan Working Level Meeting and the Japan-Mekong Foreign Ministerial Meeting appears as Annex 10.

11. The Ministers agreed that the Lao PDR will be the host country for the next JCC, Sub-Committees and CLV plus Japan Working Level and the Joint Technical Team meetings. The date and venue will be coordinated through diplomatic channels. In this regard, the Lao PDR will play the significant role to collaborate and coordinate with CLV countries as well as development partners.

12. Chairmen of the Coordination Committees of Laos and Vietnam expressed their sincere thanks and high appreciation to the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Coordination Committee of Cambodia for the warm hospitality and excellent arrangements of the 2^nd Joint Coordination Committee Meeting held in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

13. Done in three original copies in English, on 19 February 2008, in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Kingdom of Cambodia Cham Prasidh Senior Minister Minister of Commerce

Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Soulivong Daravong Minister of Planning and Investment

Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Hong Phuc Minister of Planning and Investment Source: Foreign Economic Relations Department

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Minites the first meeting of the joint coordination committee on the Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam development triangle

1. The 1^st Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on the Cambodia- Laos- Vietnam Development Triangle (herein-after referred to as the Joint Coordination Committee) was held from 17- 18th May 2007 in Pleiku, Gia Lai province, Vietnam. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. CHAM Prasidh, Senior Minister, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chairman of Coordination Committee of Cambodia; H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Chairman of the Planning and Investment Committee of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Laos; and H.E. Mr. Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Vietnam.

The lists of delegates of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam appear as Annex 1, 2, 3 respectively.

1. The 1st Meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee on the Cambodia- Laos- Vietnam Development Triangle (herein-after referred to as the Joint Coordination Committee) was held from 17- 18th May 2007 in Pleiku, Gia Lai province, Vietnam. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. CHAM Prasidh, Senior Minister, Minister of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chairman of Coordination Committee of Cambodia; H.E. Mr. Soulivong Daravong, Chairman of the Planning and Investment Committee of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Laos; and H.E. Mr. Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Vietnam. The lists of delegates of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam appear as Annex 1, 2, 3 respectively. 2. The Meeting discussed on: (i) the coordination among the CLV countries in implementation of the Joint Statement of the 4th CLV Summit held in Da Lat, Vietnam, in December 2006; (ii) the preferential policies for the Development Triangle Area; (iii) the cooperation between the CLV countries and Japan in mobilization of resources for the Development Triangle Area. The Agenda of the Meeting appears as Annex 4. 3. The Meeting appreciated and emphasized further strengthening of the inherent and traditional friendship and consolidation and multi-faceted cooperation among the people of the CLV countries, which serve as a crucial foundation for stability and development of each country. The Meeting affirmed that the Joint Coordination Committee of the CLV countries shall make their best effort to accelerate the establishment of the Development Triangle which is in line with the instructions of the Prime Ministers of the CLV countries at the 4th CLV Summit in Da Lat, Vietnam, in December 2006 and in accordance with the Vientiane Declaration on the Development Triangle Area. 4. The Meeting recognized the importance of the concretization of the Master Plan on the Development Triangle Area into annual and periodical plans and programs for implementation. The Meeting tasked the Economic Sub-Committee, in collaboration with other Sub-Committees, to formulate and coordinate programs and action plans for realizing the implementation of the Development Triangle Master Plan and submit them to the Joint Coordination Committee for perusal, consideration and adoption at the second JCC Meeting. 5. The Meeting agreed that the Coordination Committee of each country shall keep regular consultation and exchange of information on the progress in execution of programs, projects as specified in the Master Plan. The Meeting agreed to nominate an appropriate institutionof each country as the focal point in sharing information on implementation of projects and programs in the Development Triangle Area. 6. The Meeting highlighted the important roles of the relevant provinces in participating and facilitating of the implementation of programs and projects in the Development Triangle Area. 7. The Meeting recommended that the Sub-Committees shall be convened their meetings on rotation basis. The first meeting of the subcommittees will be held in on 3 June 2007 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 8. The Meeting agreed that the Coordination Committee of each country shall inform the Joint Coordination Committee of the outcome of bilateral cooperation in the Development Triangle Area, among the CLV countries, on the implementation progress and support needs. 9. The Meeting agreed to task Sub-Committees to finalize the draft of preferential policies for the Development Triangle and to submit them to the Joint Coordination Committee by the end of September 2007for consideration and adoption. 10. The Meeting welcomed the outcome of the Conference on Investment Promotion, held from 19-21 April 2007 in Kon Tum, Vietnam, for the Development Triangle Area with the participation of businesses of the CLV countries and of other countries, including Japan. The Meeting shared views that the Conference provided good opportunities for investment, trade and tourism cooperation to strengthen friendship among localities, to disseminate available potentials, to complement advantages and to attract investment into the Development Triangle Area. The Meeting considered the proposal on setting up common website for the Development Triangle Area. The Second Conference on Investment promotion will be held in Ban Lung, Ratanak Kiri Province, Cambodia on the 1st or 2nd week of December 2007. 11. The Meeting highly appreciated further assistance of USD 20 million committed by Japan to the Development Triangle Area and took note of the progress made after the first CLV+ Japan Working Level Meeting on the Development Triangle Area. The Meeting agreed: - To call upon Japan to consider assistance to the 12 flagship projects in socio-economic infrastructure in the Development Triangle Area, which were handed over to Japan at the first CLV + Japan Summit in Vientiane, November 2004. The Meeting tasked the Economic Sub-Committee, in coordination with the Security and Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee, to sort out these projects into priority order and select the most viable projects for Japan to consider for giving assistance in the immediate time, of which projects those of Cambodia and Laos are given priority. The Meeting agreed to task Sub-Committees to revise the 12 flagship projects in order to meet the funding requirements. - Regarding small-scaled projects, the CLV countries shall continue proposing viable projects and through different channels calling upon Japan for assistance on the bilateral basis. - To work with Japan to clarify the USD 20 million assistance in order to bring this assistance as soon as possible into implementation. The Meeting also tasked the Sub-Committees to propose viable projects in order to discuss with Japan for assistance at the 2nd CLV + Japan Working Level Meeting on 4 June 2007 in Cambodia. 12. The Chairmen of the Coordination Committees of Cambodia and Laos expressed their sincere thanks and high appreciation to the Coordination Committee of Vietnam for the excellent arrangements of the first Joint Coordination Committee Meeting held in Pleiku as well as her hospitality extended to the Cambodian and Lao delegations. The Meeting agreed that the 2nd Joint Coordination Committee Meeting will be held in Preah Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia on 20-21 February 2008. Done in three original copies in English, on the 18th May 2007, in Pleiku, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam. Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Kingdom of Cambodia CHAM Prasidh Senior Minister Minister of Commerce Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Soulivong DARAVONG Chairman of Planning and Investment Committee Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Hong Phuc Minister of Planning and Investment Source: Foreign Economic Relations Department

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