Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. Photo: Nguyen Hong/baoquocte.vn

Mekong-Lancang cooperation is a new sub-regional cooperation model jointly initiated and built by China and the five Mekong countries, in order to deepen the friendly neighborliness between the six countries; promote the socio-economic development of the sub-region; narrow the development gap between countries; be conducive to ASEAN integration and regional integration; contribute to South-South cooperation and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development of the United Nations.

Last June, the 6th MLC Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held online due to the  COVID-19 pandemic.