The event, co-chaired by the RoK Foreign Minister and the acting Thai Foreign Minister, is part of the Mekong-RoK exchange year in 2014.
On opening day of the meeting, participants reviewed the progress in past cooperation and set targets for future cooperation. They spoke highly of active coordination by member countries in implementing pilot projects, and stressed the need to narrow the development gap, maintain economic development pace and promote green growth in the Mekong sub-region.
The Ministers agreed to develop the 2nd Mekong-RoK Business Forum held earlier in May into a major channel for luring more private investment to the Mekong region and the RoK.
They approved 2014-2017 action plan and the use of Mekong-RoK development fund which were seen as an important move in Mekong-RoK cooperation mechanism to carryout prioritised projects.
Several issues of regional and international concern, such as the Korean peninsula, the East Sea, Thailand’s political situation, food security, and climate change adaptation were among the topics of their discussion.
