{"id":11984,"date":"2026-03-06T04:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=11984"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:50:23","slug":"myanmar-marks-10th-anniversary-of-lancang-mekong-cooperation-mechanism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtnewstoday.com\/en\/?p=11984","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar marks 10th anniversary of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>6 March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myanmar on Thursday held a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism in Nay Pyi Taw, highlighting achievements made under the regional cooperation framework over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the attendees were Myanmar&#8217;s Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe and Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ma Jia, who delivered speeches at the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ma said that over the past decade, the six LMC 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