On the afternoon of the 4th, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Zhao Leji, held talks with Lao National Assembly President Sai Songpeng at the Great Hall of the People. Zhao Leji stated that China and Laos, as socialist neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, are an unbreakable community with a shared future. China is willing to closely cooperate with Laos to translate the important consensus reached by the top leaders of both parties and countries into tangible cooperation results, and better benefit the people of both countries. Zhao Leji emphasized that China is willing to fully demonstrate the friendship and responsibility of "comrades and brothers" in the process of building a community with a shared future between China and Laos, and firmly support Laos in consolidating party leadership and socialist system, stabilizing development and improving people's livelihoods, and playing a more important role on the international and regional stage. The two sides worked together to adhere to high-level leadership, deepen practical cooperation, tap the potential of the China Laos railway, and create a model of high-quality cooperation on the "the Belt and Road". Inherit and promote the traditional friendship between China and Laos, implement the "small and beautiful" livelihood cooperation project, strengthen exchanges between local areas, sister cities, youth, and other fields, expand exchanges in culture, education, media, and other fields, and consolidate the public opinion foundation of the friendship between the two countries. China firmly supports Laos as the rotating presidency of ASEAN next year, and is willing to jointly deepen the China ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership, work together to maintain regional stability, and make greater contributions to improving global governance. Zhao Leji expressed that the National People's Congress of China is willing to work with the Lao People's Congress to deepen friendly exchanges at all levels, deepen exchanges around issues such as governance, development planning, and rule of law construction, strengthen exchanges between local legislative bodies of the two countries, and provide legal guarantees for cooperation in various fields between China and Laos. Closely coordinate and cooperate in multilateral parliamentary settings to safeguard the basic norms of international relations and the common interests of developing countries. Zhao Leji introduced the entire process of people's democracy in China's development. He said that the socialist cause of China and Laos is thriving, demonstrating the vitality and superiority of the socialist system, and is willing to jointly promote the continuous development of socialist democratic politics. Sai Songpeng stated that the traditional friendship between Laos and China has been renewed over time, political mutual trust between the two countries has been continuously deepened, and practical cooperation has yielded fruitful results. The "the Belt and Road" initiative has brought tangible benefits to the Lao people. The Laos China Railway has played an important role in promoting the development of the Lao economy. The Lao People's Congress is willing to strengthen cooperation with the National People's Congress of China to contribute to deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between Laos and China and building a community with a shared future. After the talks, Zhao Leji and Sai Songpeng jointly signed a cooperation agreement between the National People's Congress of China and the Lao People's Congress. Hao Mingjin participated in the above activities. (New News Agency)