Chinese premier meets Lao PM on ties

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Nanning City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with both sides committing to enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation.

At the meeting, Li said China has always viewed its relations with Laos from a strategic perspective and stands ready to act on the important consensus reached by the top party and state leaders of the two countries.

The Chinese premier expressed China's support for Laos to assume the rotating chair of the ASEAN next year and the country's willingness to promote the building of a China-ASEAN community with a shared future.

Together with foreign leaders and senior officials including Lao Prime Minister, Li will attend the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning on Sunday and deliver remarks.