Yunnan Party chief meets with Lao ambassador to China

Yunnan Party chief Ruan Chengfa, who also chairs the standing committee of Yunnan Provincial People’s Congress, met with Lao ambassador to China Khamphao Ernthavanh in Kunming on March 22.

Ruan Chengfa (R) meets with Khamphao Ernthavanh in Kunming on March 22.

Welcoming the ambassador to Yunnan on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the China-Laos diplomatic ties, Ruan said Yunnan province has materialized the consensus reached between the top national leaders of China and Laos, yielding results in the China-Laos railway construction, the bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and the joint fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the context of the China-Laos friendship year of 2021, Yunnan will further exchanges and cooperation with Laos in trade, economy, science, technology, hygiene, education and connectivity, so as to increase the friendship between China/Yunnan and Laos.

Hailing the Laos-China friendly ties in the form of a human community with a shared future, which is jointly advocated by the top leaders of the two countries, Khamphao Ernthavanh said Yunnan played a key role in bilateral exchanges and cooperation in multiple fields, helping Laos a lot in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Laos ambassador hoped that the two sides could fully overcome the pandemic soon and achieve new results in the cooperative areas of trade, economy, talent training and more.

Reporting by Qu Shuning and Huang Zhechun (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue