Excellency So Sophort, Secretary General of Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) and Member of the Mekong River Commission Joint Committee (MRC-JC) for Cambodia joined with other Members of the MRC-JC from Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam, the Special Session on Korea-Mekong Cooperation in the Water Sector and the Way Forward via Video Conference that was organized as side event of the 2nd Asia International Water Week, 14-16 March 2022 in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

MRC-JC Members of the Member Countries were invited to deliver their remarks at the said Session. In his remarks, Excellency So Sophort highlighted the importance of transboundary water cooperation and regional plans of action that the riparian countries jointly prepared and implemented, and the necessity of partnership and engagement of stakeholders in collective and collaborative efforts for the sustainable management, utilization, development and conservation of water and related resources in the Mekong River Basin.