A conference on tourism cooperation between Vietnam's Quang Tri province, Savanakhet province in Laos and Thailand eastern Mukdahan Province was held in Vietnam on 26 June, as part of the East-West Eoconoic Corridor Forum. The Vietnam National Admisnistration for Tourism (VNAT) said that the three provinces had managed to "significantly" increase visitor levels, although excat figures were not reported. Areas of cooperation included tourism promotion, and invesment in a chain of restuarants and souvenir shops along the Corridor. At the conference, the three provinces agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to further tourism development.