Foreign ministers of six countries along the Lancang and Mekong River,including China, Vietnam,Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar,have met for the first time in China's Yunnan Province to form a cooperation mechanism.
They agree to launch significant projects to enhance cooperation of water resources management, agriculture, public health, poverty alleviation and infrastructure.
The Mekong River, known within Chinese territory as the Lancang River, rises from the Qinghai Plateau, flow through Southeast Asia and empties into the sea in southern Vietnam.
That's why Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the theme of the meeting is "drinking the same water, our fates are closely linked".
