§ 51. Mr. Reevesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which agency of the United Nations is responsible for the five-year programme of comprehensive development of the lower Mekong River basin; and to what extent the United Nations envisages similar action for other international waterways.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyNo development programme for the water resources of the lower Mekong basin has yet been adopted, but proposals on this subject are on the agenda of the meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East which is at present in session in Kuala Lumpur.
My right hon. and learned Friend is not aware of any similar action envisaged by any United Nations body for any other international waterway.