Myanmar and Laos are speeding up efforts in the construction of a friendship bridge across the Mekong River that links Myanmar's Tachileik in Shan state and Laungnamtha province of Laos, official report said Sunday.

The matter was touched at a ministerial meeting in Nay Pyi Taw.

The iron bridge with two-lane motorway under construction will be capable of standing 75 tons of load per vehicle.

Upon completion of the bridge, the two countries will see smooth and speedy road transportation and the bridge will contribute towards swift flow of commodities and better economic development, the report said.

The plan was raised during a visit to Myanmar by Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong in July 2011 and the project started in February 2013.

The volume of trade between Myanmar and Laos is still low compared with other neighboring countries.

Sharing a border of over 230 kilometers, the two countries established diplomatic relations in July 1955. Endi

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