(VOVWORLD) -The 13th Mekong-Japan Ministerial Meeting will be held online on Thursday and co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (Photo: VNA) |
Ministers will discuss cooperation between Japan and five Mekong sub-regional countries in health care, including issues related to infectious diseases, and the strengthening of Japan-Mekong economic relations once COVID-19 subsides.
The five Mekong sub-regional countries are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.