Multi- and bilateral agreements
1.) Agreement on cooperation for the sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin, Chiang Rai, 5 April 1995.
Through the agreement, the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam agree to cooperate in all fields of sustainable development,
utilisation, management, and conservation of the water and related resources of the Mekong River Basin.
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2.) The Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People Agreement (CBTA)
The Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People Agreement (CBTA) aims to promote and facilitate the transport of passengers and goods across borders.
as well as promoting multimodal transport between six member states, namely Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and China.
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3.) Agreement on Commercial Navigation on the Lancang-Mekong River - 2000
In this Agreement, the Governments of the People’s Republic of China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar and the Kingdom of Thailand
agree that the Lancang-Mekong river shall be opened for commercial navigation and that vessels of any Contracting Party are entitled to sail freely between Simao
in the People's Republic of China and Luang Prabang in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
In a Memorandum of Understanding, referring to this Agreement, among the Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of
Communication, Transport, Post Manual on Data and Information Collection and Analysis for the Mekong Navigation Website 20 and Construction of the Lao
People's Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Transport of the Union of Myanmar and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kingdom of Thailand,
the Parties adopt 6 Rules, Regulations and Guidelines attached as annexes:
Annex I —Regulations on Safe Navigation of Vessels on the Lancang- Mekong River.
Annex II —Rules on Water Transport Administration on the Lancang- Mekong River.
Annex III —Guidelines on the Maintenance and Improvement of the Navigability of the LancangMekong River.
Annex IV—Regulations on the Investigation and Handling of waterborne Traffic Accidents on the
Lancang-Mekong River.
Annex V —Regulations on Management of Search & Rescue, Salvage and Wreck Removal on the
Lancang-Mekong River.
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