The hosting of such meeting by the Communist Party of China provides another good momentum for enhancing cordial relationship and mutual understanding among various political parties in this vast region. It also gives us an opportunity to witness the comprehensive and enormous success gained by the People’s Republic of China. Besides, it also enables us to draw some excellent lessons learned on reform task and open-door policy undertaken by the PRC over the past 20 years. The most outstanding feature is the fact that the Chinese economy has been enjoying sustained, strong and high growth rate. The living conditions of its people have been markedly and continuously improved, the role of the PRC has further risen in the international arena.

While pursuing to achieve its historical cause, our Party will strive to safeguard and further develop the brilliant tradition of the Party as follows:

1. Always remain true to the interest of the nation, look upon the people as the core and source of its power force and reliable base; will create the Lao nation as a country of peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity.

2. Uphold the five principles of its organization and activities such as: to take Marxist Leninism as the basis of ideology and doctrine of the Party; to act in accordance with centralized democratic principle; to consider internal solidarity within the Party as the basic principle for ensuring political unity, ideology, the organization and activities of the Party; to act in line with he mass orientation, to rely upon the mass and through the mass movement in order to build up and expand the Party; to admit self-criticism and collective criticism as the rule for the sustainability and growth of the Party.

3. Enhance solidarity forces in unison within the Party, closely associate solidarity in the entire nation with the expansion of external cooperative relations.

4. Pay attention to form and sensitize civil servants, Party’s members about discipline and competency so that they are able to handle work needs in each period; resolve to drop unscrupulous members from the Party and fight against social evils namely; corruption, bureaucracy….

The world situation continues to undergo rapid and complex changes. Although many corners of the globe are exposed to war and armed conflicts, peace and development cooperation still remain the key driving force of our today’s world.

Under the prevailing circumstance, the LPRP as well as the Lao Government have always upheld a foreign policy of peace, independence, friendship and cooperation. We have also been willing to befriend with all nations based on the five principles of peaceful coexistence and the UN Charter; With regard to our Party’s foreign relations, up to now, we have established relations with more than 100 Parties. In the coming years, we will continue to further broaden our relations with various political parties, in particular with the parties in our region based on the principle of respect for independence, each other’s sovereignty, non-interference in domestic affairs, equality and mutual interest as well as the implementation of the policy on multilateral relations.

We do hope that through our interaction and exchange of views during this important conference, our Parties in the region will gain a better understanding and mutual trust. It is also our hope that we will join hands in making Asia a land of peace, tranquility, development and prosperity.