Laos: Mekong River Commission and Israel experts team up to tackle river’s plight

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VIENTIANE, Sept 16 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Israel, represented by its Agency for International Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have signed a pack that will see both sides confront some of the challenges facing the Mekong River, according to MRC.

The five-year renewable Memorandum of Understanding was inked in a virtual ceremony on September 9 by Israel’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Nadav Eshcar, and the MRC Secretariat’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr An Pich Hatda.