Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend Greater Mekong Summit, a meeting aiming at boosting economic cooperation along the river, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan in Beijing Thursday.

Wen will preside over the meeting, due to be held between July 4 and 5 in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, according to Kong.

Heads of government from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam will attend the meeting, Kong told a regular press conference.

The meeting will review the cooperation in the past in the Greater Mekong subregion and outline major steps for strengthening future cooperation, Kong said.

A declaration will be adopted and some relevant documents on regional cooperation will be signed at the meeting, he added.

The Greater Mekong subregion, also called Lancang-Mekong subregion, refers to an area of 2.33 million square km that covers China's Yunnan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

With a population of 230 million, the area boasts abundant natural resources and huge growth potential. China's Yunnan has cooperated for a long time with relevant countries, most its neighbors sharing common border, on transportation, energy, agriculture, tourism, trade, investment, environment and human resources.

The economic cooperation mechanism of Greater Mekong subregion, initiated by the Asia Development Bank in 1992, attracted six countries, including China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Since the mechanism was launched, it has mobilized nearly 3.5 billion US dollars for beefing up socio-economic development in the subregion.

Source: Xinhua