SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- The prime ministers of the four countries in the downstream Mekong River basin agreed this week to boost collaboration for sustainable development, but turned noticeably quiet about the environmental impact from hydropower dam projects that have increased thanks to Chinese help.
Cambodia's Hun Sen, Thailand's Prayut Chan-ocha, Vietnam's Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos attended the Mekong River Commission summit on Thursday in the northwestern province of Siem Reap. They were joined at the third meeting of the quadrennial summit by representatives from upstream countries China and Myanmar as observers.
