Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said that cooperation between the six countries in the Lancang-Mekong River region would help maintain regional peace and stability and provide support for local development.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Vice President of Myanmar Sai Mauk Kham, and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh pose for photos in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 22, 2016. The first Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders' Meeting will be held on Wednesday in Sanya. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Premier Li made the remarks on the sidelines of the first Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in Sanya City, in south China's Hainan Province. Li said the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong River Dialogue and Cooperation (LMC) mechanism would capture the imagination of the people, as it has great development potential.