BEIJING - Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng on Tuesday met with Lao Vice-President Pany Yathotou, who is in Beijing for the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women.

Han said that the Chinese side has always viewed the China-Laos relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective and is willing to work with Laos to implement the important consensus reached between the leaders of the two parties and two countries.

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Taking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties next year as an opportunity, China is ready to advance the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future with Laos and bring more benefits to the two peoples, he said.

Pany said that Laos is willing to deepen all-round cooperation with China to achieve greater progress in building a Laos-China community with a shared future.