Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the virtual 3rd Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Summit on August 24, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang announced Thursday. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo: VGP

Phuc will deliver a speech at the event which is held biennially with the participation of high-level leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam and China.

Under the theme "Enhancing Partnership for Shared Prosperity", the leaders will review the progress of cooperation since the previous summit, Hang said.

They will also chart the future directions for strengthening cooperation in containing COVID-19 pandemic, recovering economic growth in post-COVID-19 pandemic period, and managing and using the Mekong water resources in a sustainable manner.

The Mekong river, known as Lancang in China, is the 12th longest river in the world. The basin is home to around 1,700 fish species, making it the most diverse basin after the Amazon and Congo./.