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On August 3, 2011 International Rivers submitted a legal opinion by U.S law firm Perkins Coie to the Mekong Regional Comission (MRC) and Regional Governments. The opinion states that "Lao PDR's unilateral action to prematurely terminate the PNPCA process, without allowing its neighbor countries to properly conclude that process, violates the Mekong Agreement, and therefore international law."
Read the full legal opinion by Perkins Coie in English
Read the full legal opinion by Perkins Coie in Vietnamese
More information
- International Rivers' Press Release August 4, 2011: "Illegal Construction on the Xayaburi Dam Forges Ahead"
- Read International Rivers' August 3, 2011 letter to the MRC and regional countries
- Media Kit on the Mekong's Xayaburi Dam
- Xayaburi Dam Flickr Set
