Thai-Lao discussing three-country road link under single visa

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The Thai foreign minister together with his ASEAN counterparts, the ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan on Tuesday travelled along the Route 9 to ascertain the preparedness of the route before attending the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Da Nang.

The East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC) or Route 9 under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) links the South China Sea in the Pacific Ocean to the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean.

The 1,600-km route connects Mawlamyine (Myanmar)-Mae-Sot-Phitsanulok-Khon Kaen-Kalasin-Mukdahan (Thailand)-Savannakhet (Lao)-Lao Bao-Hue-Dong Ha-Da Nang (Vietnam).

The construction of the route is aimed at reducing the cost of trans-boundary trade and transportation, promoting tourism, trade and investment across the borders, as well as reducing the sub-regional economic and social gap. (TNA)

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