Chinese premier to meet regional leaders at 2nd LMC meeting

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet with leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam at the second Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation (LMC) leaders' meeting from January 10 to 11.

During the meeting in Phnom Penh, the leaders will review the progress made through the sub-regional cooperation mechanism and discuss the future of cooperation.

Li will also pay an official visit to Cambodia, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang's announcement on Thursday.

According to Geng, Premier Li will co-chair the leaders' meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo

As to the official visit, Li will meet with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, and hold talks with Hun Sen to promote bilateral cooperation.

The Lancang River originates on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in southwest China. It is called the Mekong River and

flows through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before reaching the sea.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)