Roundtable on Cambodia-

Cambodia-LaoLao--Vietnam and Indian

Experiences in Developing of their Respective Land-
Land-
locked North-
North-eastern Region
20th January 2009, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia

CLV Development Triangle: Experiences

By

Sok Sopheak
Director--General of International Trade,
Director
Ministry of Commerce
 Outline of Presentation
1. 3 Provinces’ Current Situations in brief

2. Cooperation Mechanism

3. Framework and Scope of Works

4. Special Preferential Policies

5. Sources of Funding

6. Possible Cooperation Areas with India

 I. Current Situation in Brief:
Ratanak Kiri Province
- Ratanak Kiri Province is located in North Eastern of
Cambodia with 588 km from Phnom Penh City.
- Bordering with ATAPEU Province of Lao PDR and closes to
KANTOM and Gia Lai Province of VN.
- There are 9 districts, 49 Commune and 240 Villages

- Population is around 132,628 people, there are 13 Ethnic

Minority Groups.
- The land area is about 11,025 Km2
- In 2007, the population growth is about 6.7%
- The population density is about 12 people/Km2
Yak Lom Lake/Ratanakiri
 I. Current Situation in Brief (Cont.):
Stung Treng Province
- Stung Treng province is located in North
North--Eastern of Cambodia
which is about 481km from Phnom Penh City.

- There are 5 districts, 34 commune and 128 Villages.

Population is about 111, 734 people

Land Area is 12, 016 Km2.

The population density is about 9 people/Km2

There are four rivers flowing across this provinces: Mekong,

Sekong,, Sesan
Sekong Sesan,, and Srer Pork Rvivers
Rvivers..

There are a lots of natural resources, including rubber, mineral
resources, threes etc.
Mekong River Dolphin
 I. Current Situation in Brief (Cont.):
Mundul Kiri Province
- Located in the Northeastern Part of Cambodia
with 387 Km from Phnom Penh City
- Land Area: 14, 682 Km2
- There are 5 districts, 21 communes & 90 Villages
- Population is about 51, 182 people
- The population density is about 3 people/Km2
- Land forest area is about 1, 122,200 hectares
- Land for cultivation is about 225, 125 hectares
 North- East & Upper Mekong
Area

Traditional houses
in Mondulkiri

Ramsar Area in Stung

Treng

Elephant riding in Rattanakiri

Map of Triangle Area

File Name: Map of CLV

 II. Cooperation Mechanism

CLV Summit: once every in every 2years

CLV Joint Coordination Committee once/Yr

Sub--Committee
Sub
• Economic Sub
Sub--Committee
• Security and Foreign Affairs Sub-
Sub-Committee
• Social and Environmental Sub
Sub--Committee
• Provincial Coordination Sub
Sub--Committee

CLV Joint Technical Team

Meeting with Dialogues Partners:

• CLV + JAPAN Working Level Meeting

• And other Ad
Ad--Hoc Meeting
III. Framework & Scope of Work

Master Plan for CLV Development Triangle
(This Master is subject to revise according to
agreement among CLV)

Summit Joint Declarations

Minutes of CLV-
CLV-JCC Meetings

MOU among CLV Toward the Formulation of
Special Preferential Policies for the Development
Triangle Area

Bilateral and Regional MoUs and Agreements
 Master Plan (iii)
There are for major part of the Master Plan:

Concepts on Development Triangle and Lessons

from learned from Asian Experiences

Development Conditions of CLV Development

Forecast on Social-
Social-Economic Development and
Cooperation among the three countries
(Development Projects and Programs)

Solutions for Implementation of the Master Plan

 Concepts for Revising CLV Master Plan
(iii cont.)
1. Revision and adjustment of Master Plan :
various changes in the individual countries as
well as in the region;

2. Inclusion of more sectors and subsectors into

the Master Plan (such as banking, insurances,
mining, etc. make more comprehensive);

3. Make Closer coordination & frequent

communication between central ministries
and agencies with local authorities who
involve with the implementation MP;
 Concepts for Revising CLV Master Plan
(iii cont.)
4. Enhance Information sharing between the three sides:
websites on the Development Triangle was established
but need to put in English and CLV languages in order
to provide necessary information to development
partners & PS.
5. Reprioritize programs and projects to injecting public
investment into infrastructure development, connecting
three countries;

6. Set up economic corridors, economic centers,industrial

sites, production sites, and tourism spots that connect
provinces with province, and country with country etc.
7. Formulation of the development matrix with code
number, title, summary of projects and programs,
timeframe for implementation, funds needed, progress
made under specific period of time and remarks;
Concepts for Revising CLV Master Plan
(iii cont.)
8. Submission of Dev’t Matrix to donors under
different fora and for the government’s funding;

9. Reprioritization of the programmes/projects

programmes/projects
with short, medium and long term development
objectives and along with each government
development need and policies;

10. Conduct review meetings at least once a year

and report the outcome to the JCC;

11. Keep existing mechanism and structures and

make more coordination with dialogue partners
Concepts for Revising CLV Master Plan
(iii cont.)
12. Mobilize supports from other donors, such as
ADB and WB, and other regional cooperation
programs, such as GMS, IAI/ASEAN, Mekong-
Mekong-
Japan, etc.;

13. Vietnam will play the coordination role to

mobilize support to revise and update the Master
Plan and also convene the working group
meeting as soon as possible to discuss the
concretization and revisions of the Master Plan.

14. Finalize framework for formulation of Special

Preferential Policies and effectively implement it.
 IV. Special Policy for Promoting
Trade and Investment (1)
1. Procedure for Border Crossing Movement and
Resident of Business People and Investors

2. Border Crossing Movements of Goods, Means of

Transportation;

3. Border Exchange of Goods;

4. Transit of Goods
5. Import-Export Duty and Tax Policy
Import-
6. Fees and Charges for work permit and
temporary resident permit
7. Payment Mechanisms
 IV. Special Policy for Promoting
Trade and Investment (Cont.)
8. Border Inspection
9. Investment Policy
10. Tourism Development Cooperation
11. Communication, Energy,
Transportation Infrastructure and

12. Environmental Cooperation

 V. Source of Funding

Government Budgets: small projects

Grant and Loan from Vietnam: Roads,

power plants,

Japan ODA and Other: small projects
on education, health, clean water,
small hydro-
hydro-electricity plan (100KW)
etc.
VI. Possible Coop Areas wt India

Provide TA on revising Master Plan

Cooperation on Agriculture and Bio-

Bio-
technology

Enhance Trade and Investment in General

Increase Investment of India to DT Area

Human Resources Development: Provide

TA for training of Tour Guides
Please come to visit Cambodia again!
THANK YOU
Very Much!