On 2016-06-14, the Lancang-Mekong Countries Joint Working Group on Connectivity convened its first meeting in Kunming, Yunnan, marking the official establishment of the Joint Working Group.
On 2017-06-13, the (second) director-level meeting of the Joint Working Group on Connectivity for Lancang-Mekong Cooperation was held in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province.