Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 21. On January 21, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping had a telephone conversation with Thong Lun, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
On behalf of the Chinese party, government and people, Xi Jinping congratulated Thong Lun on his election as the general secretary of the Lao Party Central Committee.
Xi Jinping said that the 11th National Congress of the Lao Party was successfully held and put forward a series of new ideas and measures for governing the party and the country, which are of great significance to promoting the continuous development of the socialist cause of Laos.
I believe that under the leadership of the new Lao Party Central Committee headed by Comrade Thong Lun, the whole Lao Party and the people of Laos will unite as one and strive to achieve the goals and tasks set at the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Laos are friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, and adherence to the leadership of the Communist Party and the direction of socialism are the essential characteristics of China-Laos relations.
At present, China-Laos relations are in the best period in history. Facing the world's unprecedented changes in a century and the superimposed impact of the global epidemic, China is willing to work with Laos to further intensify high-level exchanges, enhance strategic communication, and deepen exchanges of experience in party governance.
Both sides should steadily advance the construction of major projects such as the China-Laos Economic Corridor and the China-Laos Railway, and promote the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” between China and Laos to achieve more results.
At the same time, the two sides should deepen exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, youth, and tourism, and continuously enrich the cultural connotation of the China-Laos community of shared future.
China will continue to support Lao's efforts to fight the epidemic and is willing to actively consider assisting Lao with a batch of new coronary pneumonia vaccines.
China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Laos in international and regional affairs to promote common development and prosperity.
Xi Jinping also wished Tonglun new and greater achievements in his new important position.
Tong Lun expressed his gratitude to General Secretary Xi Jinping for the telephone conversation with me shortly after the victory of the Eleventh National Congress of the Lao People’s Congress. This fully demonstrates that Comrade General Secretary attaches great importance to Lao-China relations and that the two parties, the two countries and the two The profound friendship and traditional friendship of the Chinese people.
The 11th National Congress of the Lao Party has achieved a series of important results. The Lao Party will adhere to a principled and comprehensive reform line, lead the people to a series of new victories, and lay a solid foundation for promoting socialist construction in Laos.
The Lao side sincerely thanks China for its valuable support and assistance to Laos in various periods of development in Laos, including in responding to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and will continue to promote the implementation of the Laos-China Community of Shared Future Action Plan, and strengthen the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with China Cooperation in other fields to promote friendly exchanges at all levels.
The Lao side firmly believes that under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the Chinese people will surely achieve new achievements in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way and achieve the set goals on schedule.
During the call, Xi Jinping and Tong Lun jointly announced the official launch of the China-Laos Friendship Year and held a series of celebration activities to promote the friendship between China and Laos.