Choummaly Saygnasone meets with Liu Yunshan
(2007.11.02)

VIENTIANE, Nov. 2  -- A high-ranking Communist Party of China (CPC) official assured the top Lao leader here on Friday that China and Laos will maintain "good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good partners."

Secretary General of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Choummaly Saygnasone on Friday met with Liu Yunshan , member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee who is visiting Laos, assured the Chinese official of Laos' support for the new CPC leadership and wish to further promoting good ties between the two parties and two countries.

Liu, who is also member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, told Choummaly that the new leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Hu Jintao as general secretary and the Chinese government will continue the long-time efforts to develop the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

Choummaly asked Liu to convey his good wishes and congratulations to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Hu's being re-elected as the CPC general secretary at the recently concluded 17th National Congress of the CPC.

Choummaly said Hu's re-election has reflected the great trust of CPC members and Chinese people as a whole on the leader.

The Lao government and the LPRP believe that, under the current leadership of the CPC, the Chinese people will make impressive progress in realizing targets set in the 17th CPC National Congress.

The Lao leader also expressed his country's staunch support for China's cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, and also for China's efforts for national reunification.

Laos will, along with China, save no efforts in further promoting the good ties between the two countries, he said.

Liu arrived in Vientiane Thursday to start a two-day visit to Laos. On Thursday, Liu met with Laos' deputy prime minister and member of the LPRP Political Bureau Thongloun Sisoulith. Liu informed Thongloun about the 17th National Congress of the CPC.

Liu later also met with Lao deputy president and LPRP Political Bureau member Boung Nang Vorachi and exchanged views with him on how to strengthen bilateral relations between the CPC and the LPRP.

Laos is the last stop of Liu's tour of three countries that started Monday. Liu has already visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Liu paid the visit on the invitation of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Communist Party of Vietnam and Lao People's Revolutionary Party.


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