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“The ministers welcomed, in particular, the initiative of the Mekong River Commission and the Mississippi River Commission to pursue a ’sister river’ partnership to share expertise and best practices in areas such as climate change adaptation, flood and drought management, hydropower and impact assessment, water demand and food security, water resource management and other common concerns,” a US press release said.

Clinton arrived in Phuket Wednesday to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia’s main security event, which gathered foreign ministers from the 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations and 17 of their main partners.

It was the first time for Clinton to attend a major ASEAN event and heralded the importance the new US administration has placed on its partners in South-East Asia, she said.