Wang Yi meets Lao deputy PM, urges closer Mekong-Lancang cooperation
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Lao Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Beijing, calling for closer high-level exchanges, faster China-Laos railway construction, and stronger Mekong-Lancang cooperation. Laos welcomed the strategic dialogue mechanism and pledged to combat cross
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Beijing on 3 November, on the sidelines of the 11th Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
Wang said China is ready to work with Laos to implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and countries, and to push forward the construction of a China-Laos community with a shared future. He called for safeguarding regional peace and tranquillity.
According to the official Xinhua News Agency, Wang urged both sides to prepare for high-level exchanges, make good use of the China-Laos economic corridor cooperation joint committee mechanism, and accelerate the construction of the China-Laos railway. He also called for closer cooperation in trade, mining and other fields, and for unity and collaboration in multilateral and regional affairs, so as to achieve more practical results in building the community with a shared future.
Kommasith said Laos looks forward to making use of the bilateral strategic dialogue mechanism, pushing forward the implementation of the Laos-China economic corridor cooperation framework, promoting trade facilitation, and jointly combating and preventing cross-border crime.