VIENTIANE, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh said here on Saturday that Laos is ready to work with China to promote the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
Bouasone made the remarks when meeting with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, who arrived in Vientiane on Friday for an official visit to Laos.
At the meeting, Bouasone spoke highly of bilateral relations and thanked China for all the past support and assistance for his country's economic and social development.
For his part, Hui said China and Laos are good neighbors, friends, comrades and partners. The two countries share political mutual trust and similar views on major international and regional issues.
Hui said China and Laos lifted bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership last year, which is expected to push the two-way cooperation to a new height.
