Forum held in Laos to boost Belt and Road cooperation

Deputy Prime Minister Prof Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune second from right) tours a photo exhibition depicting aspects of Laos-China cooperation - VT

VIENTIANE: The second Belt and Road Forum for Laos-China Cooperation kicked off here ON Thursday (Dec 7) to discuss the implementation of the outcomes of the meeting between the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries, and the building of the China-Laos community with a shared future.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, met in October with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president.