A reception was held in Beijing on Tuesday evening to celebrate
the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties
between China and Laos.
Wang Yunze, vice president of the Chinese People's Association
for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said at the
reception that China and Laos are close neighbors with common
mountains and rivers.
He said in recent years the neighborly and cooperative relations
between the two countries have kept continuous and steady
development and the people-to-people exchanges are also getting
closer.
Wang noted that the CPAFFC will, as always, make joint efforts
with the Lao-Chinese Association of Friendship to promote the
development of bilateral friendly cooperation.
Vichit Xindavong, Laotian ambassador to China, said the
relations between China and Laos are in the best period with
frequent top-level visits and increasingly expanded cooperation in
various fields.
He thanked the Chinese government and people for the aid to the
Laotian government and people in their national liberation cause in
the past and the national construction today.
Gu Xiulian, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China's
National People's Congress and chairwoman of the China-ASEAN
Association, attended the reception.
(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2006)
