Consider the following countries: 1. Cambodia 2. Laos 3. Vietnam 4. Thailand 5. Bangladesh Which of the countries given above are members of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation?
A
2, 3 and 4
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B
1, 2, 3 and 4
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C
2, 3 and 5
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D
All of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B 1, 2, 3 and 4 The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established on November 10, 2000, at Vientiane, Laos at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. It is named after Ganga and the Mekong which both are civilisational rivers. MGC initiative aims to facilitate closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins.