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TOPIC: Hillary approves of Mississippi-Mekong rivers sisterhood partnership… (Hillary Unleased) 7/24/2009


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Phuket, Thailand – A proposal to make the Mississippi and Mekong “sister rivers” has won the support of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, officials said Friday. Clinton met the foreign ministers of the four countries along the lower Mekong River Thursday at the tail end of a South-East Asian foreign ministers meeting held this week on Phuket, a Thai island 600 kilometres south of Bangkok.

“The ministers welcomed, in particular, the initiative of the Mekong River Commission and the Mississippi River Commission to pursue a ’sister river’ partnership to share expertise and best practices in areas such as climate change adaptation, flood and drought management, hydropower and impact assessment, water demand and food security, water resource management and other common concerns,” a US press release said.

Clinton arrived in Phuket Wednesday to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia’s main security event, which gathered foreign ministers from the 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations and 17 of their main partners.

It was the first time for Clinton to attend a major ASEAN event and heralded the importance the new US administration has placed on its partners in South-East Asia, she said.



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That's a good idea.

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Very original and very constructive approach. Thank you Hillary!

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Always working hard to unite. I'm constantly being amazed by her talents as an embassador to the world. She's tough, knowlegeable, and ready to negotiate. I sware, she is the best SOS America has ever had.

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