On Feb. 20, 2020, the Fifth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Vientiane, Laos. The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, and attended by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Union Minister for International Cooperation of Myanmar Kyaw Tin, and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Foreign ministers at the meeting expressed their firm support for China's battle against COVID-19 and their confidence in China's ability to triumph over the outbreak at an early date. The foreign ministers reviewed the implementations of the outcomes of the second LMC Leaders' Meeting and the fourth Foreign Ministers' Meeting. The ministers of Mekong countries expressed appreciation to China for its support for the social and economic development of their countries, and their satisfaction with the progress under current cooperation frameworks, in particular with cooperation in water resources and livelihood projects. They believed that deepening LMC can better prepare the countries for challenges. The foreign ministers of Mekong countries agreed with State Councilor and Foreign Minister's proposals on LMC for the next phase, and agreed to make good planning and preparations for the third Leaders' Meeting this year.

The Joint Press Communique of the Fifth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting was adopted at the meeting.