The picture shows Lao Prime Minister Pankan delivering a video speech at the opening meeting of the 18th China ASEAN Expo and China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.
China's one belt, one road initiative, Laos Prime Minister Pankan called for an important cooperation guideline to Promote ASEAN China Trade and investment cooperation, and promote the implementation of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement and the new channel for international land and sea trade. 10 achievements were made.
On the same day, the 18th China ASEAN Expo and China ASEAN Business and Investment Summit opened in Nanning, Guangxi. As the theme country of this East China Expo, Prime Minister Pankan of the Lao government delivered a video speech at the opening meeting.
Pan Kan said that since the establishment of dialogue relations between ASEAN and China in 1991, bilateral cooperation in various fields has continued to develop and achieved fruitful results. China has become the largest trading partner and source of investment of ASEAN. Novel coronavirus pneumonia and China's strategic partnership for peace and prosperity were established, and a joint statement on combating the outbreak of new crown pneumonia and strengthening FTA was issued in 2020.
The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has spread worldwide and in the 2019, and has caused tremendous impact on the economic and social development and security in the region and around the world, Pankan said. Despite the limited personnel exchanges between countries, ASEAN and China still make unremitting efforts to strengthen cooperation and hold various video conferences by using modern technical means, so that the geographical distance limit has not become an obstacle to regional economic cooperation.
Pan Kan pointed out that ASEAN attaches importance to narrowing the development gap between countries in the region, strives to promote the construction of connectivity between ASEAN and other regions and within the region, and is committed to combining the advantages of this region and external regions. The fourth work plan of the ASEAN integration initiative and the ASEAN connectivity master plan 2025 create opportunities for infrastructure construction, poverty eradication and sustainable development in the region.
Pan Kan said that in order to realize the above vision in the future, he hoped that relevant dialogue partner countries, especially China, one of the countries with rapid global economic development, would continue to provide financial and technical support to ASEAN countries, including Laos.
Mr Pan said that one of the landmark projects one belt, one road initiative, will be opened to traffic in Laos National Day in December 2, 2021. The project is based on the spirit of "four good" and will promote the comprehensive strategic partnership and the construction of the destiny community in the new era. In the future, Laos China Railway will become an important driving force for Laos China, ASEAN China to enhance economic and trade, investment, tourism, employment, cultural exchanges and personnel exchanges.
2021 coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Laos and China and the celebration of the year of friendship between the two countries, which is of great historical significance to the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.
Pan Kan said that over the past 60 years, close cooperation between the two parties, the two countries and the two peoples has developed and mutual trust has been continuously enhanced. Bilateral relations are at the best time in history and have brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. In the future, Laos and China will also adhere to the spirit of "four good" for a long time, promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a new level and constantly enrich the connotation of Laos China community of common destiny.
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