The prime ministers of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, meeting on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN summit in Vientiane, agreed to expand cooperation in developing their common border areas, aiming to reduce the gap in economic development between them and the older members of ASEAN.
They agreed to expand their cooperation in developing ten border provinces in eight areas - infrastructure, trade, agriculture, industry, environment, tourism, health, and education.
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