SE Asian states eye 'development triangle'<\/p>\n
HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have discussed the
\nidea of creating a \"development triangle\" that would allow the
\nsharing of economic and natural resources, official media
\nreported on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Vietnam News daily said this could involve the three
\ncountries sharing electricity, transport, labor resources and
\ninvolve joint management of rare flora and fauna along their
\nshared borders.<\/p>\n
The \"development triangle\" notion was raised at a meeting in
\nthe Laotian capital Vientiane on Wednesday between Vietnam Prime
\nMinister Phan Van Khai, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and
\ntheir Laotian counterpart, Sisavat Keobounphan, it said.<\/p>\n
Cambodian officials, however, have said the three countries
\nhad no intention of setting up a regional bloc. All three were
\nFrench colonies until the 1950s and pro-Soviet allies during the
\n1980s.<\/p>\n
The Vietnam News said joints efforts to curb drug trafficking
\nand smuggling and improve the sharing of water resources were
\nalso discussed at the meeting.<\/p>\n
Vietnamese media have not said how long Khai would stay in
\nLaos, but Cambodian officials have said the talks might last most
\nof the week and mark the first in annual informal meetings
\nbetween leaders of the three countries.<\/p>\n
Numerous senior officials and ministers accompanied Khai and
\nHun Sen to Vientiane.<\/p>\n
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos are members of the Association of
\nSouth East Asian Nations, which also includes Brunei, Indonesia,
\nMalaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.<\/p>",
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