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As the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) program enters its third decade of cooperation, the GMS Leaders endorsed and adopted the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) at the 7th GMS Summit. In their Joint Statement, the GMS Leaders mandated the GMS Ministers and Senior Officials to develop a realistic and implementable pipeline of projects that support the strategic and operational priorities of GMS-2030. Furthermore, GMS-2030 commits that the GMS regional pipeline will be revised to raise the standard for project inclusion to increase its appeal to development partners and the private sector. Projects-based development remains a comparative advantage of the GMS program and having a concrete pipeline of priority projects will provide opportunities for attracting co-financing.