Question: Mekong Ganga Cooperation comprises of … members.
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Three
(d) Eight
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- 8th Mekong – Ganga Cooperation Ministerial Meeting was held in Manila, Philippines on 7 August 2017.
- The meeting was attended by Mr. Don Pramudwinai, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, U Kyaw Tin, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic Union of Myanmar, and Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs of India, as Co-Chairs of the Meeting.
- The Foreign Ministers of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) reviewed the cooperation and future direction of MGC as well as adopted the 8th Joint Ministerial Statement.
- The theme of the meeting was “Build Better Connectivity for Sustainable Development”. It was proposed by India.
- In this meeting, chairmanship was transferred to Thailand by Myanmar.
- The MGC was initiated in July 2000 in Bangkok with the objective of promoting economic cooperation and connectivity in the Mekong sub-region. The MGC has 6 members, namely, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Myanmar, and India.
- The cooperation framework has 7 areas of cooperation, tourism, culture, education, transport, health, agriculture, and the development of MSMEs.
Resource link:
http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/news3/6886/80000-8th-Mekong-%E2%80%93-Ganga-Cooperation-Ministerial-Meeting.html
http://fsi.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/MCG_N_2016_.pdf