Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – On February 5th, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of China, replied to a letter from Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos, jointly announcing that 2026 will be designated as the "China-Laos Friendship Year" and launching a series of celebratory activities.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Laos are good neighbors and good friends connected by mountains and rivers, and good comrades and good partners sharing the same ideals and a common destiny. In recent years, both sides have pursued development through mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, met challenges through solidarity and cooperation, and firmly supported each other on issues involving their core interests, bringing tangible benefits to the people of both countries. He and General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith have held several meetings, reaching important consensus on deepening the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future, and drawing a blueprint for the development of relations between the two parties and countries under the new circumstances.
Xi Jinping emphasized that with the beginning of a new year, everything is renewed. China-Laos relations are at their best historical period and are ushering in broad prospects for development. China has always viewed China-Laos relations from a strategic and long-term perspective. China is willing to work with Laos, taking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the "China-Laos Friendship Year" as an opportunity, to continue the traditional friendship, deepen pragmatic cooperation, strengthen strategic coordination, and promote the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future to the forefront of state-to-state relations, making greater contributions to promoting regional peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
In his New Year's greetings to Xi Jinping, Thongloun Sisoulith stated that under the personal care and guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping and President Xi Jinping, the traditional friendship between Laos and China has become more solid, political mutual trust has deepened, and comprehensive strategic cooperation has yielded fruitful results. He will guide Lao departments to cooperate with China in successfully organizing the series of celebrations for the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the "Laos-China Friendship Year," building a high-standard, high-quality, and high-level Laos-China community with a shared future, continuously promoting bilateral relations and pragmatic cooperation in various fields to new heights in the new era, and setting an example for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
