Laos President to attend third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing

Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith told Nikkei Asia in an interview on the sidelines of Nikkei’s Future of Asia conference in May this year that the Laos-China railway is a source of pride and sparks hopes of fueling economic growth. - Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): President Thongloun Sisoulith will lead a high-level Lao delegation attending the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, scheduled to take place in Beijing on Tuesday (Oct 17).

The scheduled attendance of the President is in response to an invitation from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement.