China and Myanmar issued a joint statement agreeing to strengthen Lancang‑Mekong
cooperation and to support hosting the 5th Lancang‑Mekong leaders’ meeting. They
pledged to jointly develop a Lancang‑Mekong Cooperation 2.0 framework to advance
a regional community for peace and prosperity, and to step up mutual support and
coordination on multilateral platforms including the United Nations, the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, ASEAN, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi‑Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the
Irawaddy–Chao Phraya–Mekong three‑river basin economic cooperation strategic
mechanism.
