The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has sent a group of Korean experts to Vientiane to discuss the implementation of the feasibility study on the construction of a railway linking Vientiane in Laos to Vung Ang in Vietnam from July 13 to 16.
According to the KOICA Laos Office, KOICA has provided a grant of US$3 million for the two-year feasibility study for the proposed 550km railway which will take from the beginning of this year until 2017 to complete.
The main objectives of the railway are to improve the transportation infrastructure of Laos as well as to contribute to accelerating Asean Economic integrations by enhancing connectivity between Laos and Vietnam.
The Korean team consisting of experts from the Korea Rail Network Authority and professors at the University of Seoul had meetings with Lao government officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment and also travelled to Thakhaek district, Khammuan province to discuss the plans with Khammuan and Borikhamxay provincial authorities.
The Resident Representative of the KOICA Lao Office, Mr Kim Hahng-joo, together with the experts, met the Director General of the Railway Department at MPWT, Dr Sompong Pholsena on July 15 in Vientiane and agreed upon the significant impacts of the project on the quality of life for residents living along the project area as well as railway users from adjacent provinces and neighbouring countries by induced economic and social development.
As a result of the Korean experts' visit, KOICA is establishing detailed plans for the project's implementation and finalising the Record of Discussion with the MPWT based upon m utual agreement.
The leader of the Korean experts' group, Dr Daegeun Park, mentioned that “This project will act as a bridge builder between the two countries, further linking Asean.”
“Through building a railway from Vientiane to Vung Ang, it is expected this project will resolve the logistics and transportation related challenges Laos now faces as a landlocked country, and so will contribute to regional economic development,” Dr Park said.
The group of experts is scheduled to visit Vietnam from July 17 to 22, meeting government officials at the Ministry of Transportation and MPI as well as taking site surveys in Tanap, Vung Ang and Han Tinh.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has sent a group of Korean experts to Vientiane to discuss the implementation of the feasibility study on the construction of a railway linking Vientiane in Laos to Vung Ang in Vietnam from July 13 to 16. According to the KOICA Laos Office, KOICA has provided a grant of US$3 million for the two-year feasibility study for the proposed 550km railway which will take from the beginning of this year until 2017 to complete. The main objectives of the railway are to improve the transportation infrastructure of Laos as well as to contribute to accelerating Asean Economic integrations by enhancing connectivity between Laos and Vietnam. The Korean team consisting of experts from the Korea Rail Network Authority and professors at the University of Seoul had meetings with Lao government officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment and also travelled to Thakhaek district, Khammuan province to discuss the plans with Khammuan and Borikhamxay provincial authorities. The Resident Representative of the KOICA Lao Office, Mr Kim Hahng-joo, together with the experts, met the Director General of the Railway Department at MPWT, Dr Sompong Pholsena on July 15 in Vientiane and agreed upon the significant impacts of the project on the quality of life for residents living along the project area as well as railway users from adjacent provinces and neighbouring countries by induced economic and social development. จากผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านเกาหลีชม KOICA จะกำหนดรายละเอียดแผนการดำเนินงานของโครงการ และ finalising บันทึกสนทนากับ MPWT ที่ยึดตามข้อตกลง utual m ผู้นำของกลุ่มผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านเกาหลี Dr Daegeun พาร์ค กล่าวว่า "โครงการนี้จะทำหน้าที่เป็นตัวสร้างสะพานระหว่างสองประเทศ เพิ่มเติม เชื่อมโยงอาเซียน" "ผ่านการสร้างทางรถไฟจากเวียงจันทน์ไปอ่างทองหวุง คาดว่า โครงการนี้จะแก้ไขการโลจิสติกส์ และการขนส่งที่เกี่ยวข้องกับท้าทายลาวตอนนี้หน้าเป็น landlocked ประเทศ เพื่อ จะนำไปสู่การพัฒนาเศรษฐกิจภูมิภาค พาร์คดร.กล่าวว่า ผู้เชี่ยวชาญมีกำหนดการเยือนเวียดนามจากวันที่ 17 กรกฎาคมถึง 22 ประชุมเจ้าหน้าที่ของรัฐที่กระทรวงการขนส่งและพัฒนารวมทั้งการสำรวจไซต์ Tanap หวุงอ่างทอง และฮาตินห์
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