General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith will attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.
At the invitation of Xi, Thongloun is paying a state visit to China from Tuesday to Saturday.
He arrived in Beijing on Thursday morning after visiting Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province as the first leg of his five-day state visit to China.
Xi, Thongloun to attend signing ceremony
Xi, Thongloun to attend signing ceremony
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith in Beijing on Friday to discuss relations between their two countries, saying that China is willing to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Laos.
Noting that this year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Laos, Li said China is also willing to deepen cooperation with Laos in the fields of trade and investment, railways, energy and minerals, the digital economy and people-to-people exchanges, accelerate the construction of the China-Laos Economic Corridor, enhance multilateral cooperation and coordination, promote the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future to a higher level, and continuously improve the well-being of the two peoples.
At the meeting, Thongloun Sisoulith, also general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, expressed appreciation for China's long-standing support and assistance to Laos. He said Laos will firmly adhere to the one-China principle, strengthen practical cooperation with China in various fields, and promote the building of a Laos-China community with a shared future to achieve more results.
Chinese premier meets visiting Lao president on relations
