On June 10, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Nizhny Novgorod.

Wang Yi said that under the strategic guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith, solid progress has been made in building a China-Laos community with a shared future. Since the beginning of this year, the practical cooperation between the two countries has gained strong momentum, bilateral trade volume has continued to rise, and the passenger and cargo volume of the China-Laos Railway has repeatedly reached new highs. This has attracted the attention of countries in the region and the world, becoming a benchmark and symbol of the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future, and injecting new momentum into high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and interconnected regional development. In the face of the complex international situation and domestic development tasks, China and Laos, as friendly neighbors with a shared future, need to work together to meet challenges, eliminate all kinds of external interference, oppose stoking bloc confrontation, and earnestly safeguard regional peace and stability. China firmly supports Laos in serving as the rotating chair of ASEAN and working together to build an even closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. China is ready to work with Laos and other countries in the region to carry forward the glorious tradition of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, advance with the times and move toward a bright future of building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Saleumxay Kommasith said that the Lao Party, government and people all attach great importance to its relations with China. The cooperation between the two countries has been developing rapidly and the level has been continuously upgraded. The two sides have signed the second action plan on building a community with a shared future, laying a more solid foundation for future cooperation. Both Laos and China are socialist countries with similar ideas and systems. They both adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and are committed to safeguarding international justice and world peace. In the face of the current complex international and regional situation, the importance of Laos-China cooperation has never been greater. Laos appreciates China's constructive and leading role in international and regional affairs. As the rotating chair of ASEAN this year, Laos will make every effort to promote ASEAN-China cooperation and ensure the right direction of East Asia cooperation.