Various forms of cooperation catering to conditions in each nation were reviewed, including adoption of nation-based action plans. Japan is also making its contribution to Indochina in the area of women's issues. These include financial cooperation through UNDP funding, introduction of Japan's WID-related efforts at seminars and workshops in various nations, construction of child care centers, maternal care health centers, and elementary schools in various nations, and participation of experts in workshops, among others. Moreover, two working groups on the Mekong Development Fund and the Pan-Asia Railway Project were created. Reinaugurated in April 1995 through signature of new agreement.
Membership consists of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.
Infrastructure development working group met in September. Working group on human resources development met in December. Formed in September 1994. Expert meetings on household appliances, automobiles, etc., held in succession. First ministerial meeting held in June 1996.