Summary
This strategy provides overall direction for Australia's subregional engagement with the countries that share the Mekong River and comprise the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Description
The objective of Australia's Greater Mekong Subregion Strategy is 'to enable sustainable broad-based economic growth levels for the subregion through greater connectivity and cooperation. The strategy promotes integration and cooperation in the Mekong and concentrates on high priority issues already identified by subregional governments which require Greater Mekong countries to cooperate and collaborate to achieve effective solutions.
To achieve this, the strategy focuses on two pillars:
- Support subregional connectivity through infrastructure investments
- Enable integration through promoting and facilitating subregional cooperation
The Greater Mekong Subregion Strategy complements and links with Australia's bilateral development cooperation strategies, and the aid program's Asia Regional Strategy 2005–2009.