I-Thailand, Laos, Australia Gubha i-Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge

I-Thailand, i-Laos ne-Australia kuleli sonto ibambe uchungechunge lwemisebenzi yokumaka iminyaka engu-30 ye-1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, iphrojekthi yengqalasizinda yokuqala yokuqinisa ukuthula nokukhuthaza ukuhamba, ezokuvakasha, ezokuthutha kanye nokuhweba njengendlela yokuthuthukisa umnotho. ukuthuthukiswa kwesifunda sase-Indochina yangemva kwempi.

Ibhuloho elingamakhilomitha angu-1,170 laqalwa ngomhla zi-08 kuMbasa 1994, laqedwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi esimisiwe ngezindleko zamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-A42 (ama-750 wezigidi zamaBaht, ngaleso sikhathi samazinga okushintshaniswa), okuhlanganisa izindleko zokwakhiwa, okungenzeka izifundo, ukuklama nokwenza. Ixhaswe ngokuphelele nguhulumeni wase-Australia, yavulwa uMhlonishwa iNkosi uRama IX the Great, uMongameli waseLaotian uNouhak Poumsavanh kanye noNdunankulu wase-Australia uPaul Keating.

Izincwadi ezakhishwa ngo-1994 zokumaka umcimbi (engizigcine ngokucophelela ezinqolobaneni zami ngezansi) zihlanganisa izitatimende ezimbalwa mayelana namathemba esikhathi eside kanye nezifiso zephrojekthi.

OwayenguNgqongqoshe Wezokuthuthukiswa Kwezilwandle Wase-Australia ngaleso sikhathi, uDkt Neal Blewett, wathi ngaleso sikhathi leli bhuloho lalizoba nomthelela ongaphezu kwezidingo ezibalulekile zezomnotho nezenhlalo zaseLaos naseThailand. Uthe kuzokhanyisa indlela eya enkathini entsha e-Indochina.

UJanet Holmes waseNkantolo, ngaleso sikhathi owayenguSihlalo Omkhulu we-Heytesbury Holdings, inkampani engumzali we-John Holland Constructions Pty Ltd, eyakha leli bhuloho, utshele izihambeli engqungqutheleni yokutshala izimali eLaos ukuthi ubona ibhuloho lingaphezu nje kwensimbi nokhonkolo. isakhiwo. “Kungumyalezo kubantu base-Asia,” kusho yena. "Ithi i-Australia iyingxenye yekusasa le-Asia, futhi kulabo bantu base-Australia abadinga ukuqiniseka kuwumyalezo wokuthi i-Asia yilapho ukuchuma kwethu kwezomnotho kulele khona."

Ngokuphawula ukuthi umcimbi owaba ngoNovemba 1991 wenzeke inyanga eyodwa nje kusayinwe Izivumelwano Zokuthula zaseParis, ezaqeda zonke izingxabano zase-Indochina, uNksz Ellen Shipley, owayenguMeluleki, Ukubambisana Kwezobuchwepheshe Nezomnotho, eNxusa Lase-Australia. , eBangkok kwacashunwa ethi, “I-Australia yayihlose ukuthi leli bhuloho libe isipho kubantu baseThailand naseLaos, isipho sokuthula nentuthuko yesifunda, ngethemba lokuthi lalizolandelwa amanye amabhuloho, womabili. okuphathekayo futhi kuyakhuthaza.”

Wonke lawo mathemba asefezekile.

Namuhla, kuyiphuzu elibaluleke kakhulu lokungena eLaos. Ezivakashini ezingu-4,791,065 eziya eLaos ngaphambi kwe-Covid 2019, ingqikithi yabangu-1,321,006 beza ngebhuloho, ngaphambi kwezivakashi ezingama-574,137 nge- I-Wattay International Airport e-Vientiane. UMnyango Wezangaphandle WaseThailand uthe leli bhuloho liwumzila obaluleke kakhulu wokuhwebelana phakathi kwemingcele Thailand kanye neLaos, ebalwa ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-33 ohwebo oluphelele lwasemngceleni.

Ngomhla zingama-21 kuMbasa wezi-2024, isikhumbuzo sesikhumbuzo seminyaka yonke saqala lapho iPhini likaNdunankulu waseThailand kanye noNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle uMnu. Panpree Bahiddha-Nukara ebambe isidlo sasemini kanye nozakwabo waseLaotian, uMnu. Saleumxay Kommasith kanye noNkz. Robyn Mudie, Umsizi WokuQala onguNobhala, eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Uphiko lwesifunda kanye ne-Mainland, uMnyango Wezangaphandle Nohwebo we-Commonwealth yase-Australia.

Amanxusa amaningana Amazwe Angamalungu e-ASEAN, i-Timor-Leste, i-Dialogue Partners of ASEAN kanye namanxusa azinze e-Bangkok amenywe ukuba ahlanganyele emcimbini osetshenziselwa ukukhombisa amakhono ezokuvakasha nezomnotho e-Nong Khai nezifundazwe eziseduze nayo, kanye nokugqamisa. ukubaluleka kwamasu kwebhuloho ekuthuthweni kwesifunda kanye nokuxhumanisa izinto.

Isitatimende se-MFA sathi, “Ibhuloho lokuqala le-Thai-Lao Friendship … ukuphela kwebhuloho lobungane phakathi kweThailand namazwe angomakhelwane elihlanganisa kokubili imigwaqo nezitimela. I-Thailand kanye ne-Lao PDR basebenzela iphrojekthi yokwakha ibhuloho elisha likaloliwe eduze kweBhuloho lamanje ngokulindela ukuthuthwa kwesitimela okuwela umngcele okungase kudlule umthamo wesitimela samanje se-1st Friendship Bridge. Le phrojekthi kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ngo-1 futhi iphothulwe ngo-2026. Izikhungo zokuthutha ezihamba ngezinhlobo eziningi zizothuthukiswa nhlangothi zombili zebhuloho, eNatha Rail Station ohlangothini lwaseThailand, ukuze kusingathwe imithwalo yemigwaqo neyesitimela. Ibhuloho elisha likaloliwe lizophinde lixhumane nojantshi wesitimela wesikhathi esizayo waseThailand wejubane eliphezulu osuka eBangkok uya esifundazweni saseNong Khai.

Nazi ezinye izithombe ezivela ezinqolobaneni zami zomlando ezingenakuqhathaniswa, kanye nezithombe zezenzakalo zangomhla zingama-21 kuMbasa. Noma ubani okhiqiza lezi zithombe uyacelwa ukuba anikeze ikhredithi efanele, ngale ndlela elandelayo: Kusuka kungobo yomlando ka-Imtiaz Muqbil, Umhleli Omkhulu, Travel Impact Newswire.