Jia said the two sides should jointly push forward the building process of a free trade area between China and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), and China supports Laos' early entry into the World Trade Organization.
He said the CPC and the Chinese government attach importance to bilateral traditional friendship and will continue to enhance bilateral comprehensive cooperation.
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Jia Qinglin (front, L), member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Sisavath Keobounphanh, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and chairman of the Lao Front for National Reconstruction ( LFNR), in Vientiane, Laos, December 1, 2008. [Ju Peng/Xinhua]
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Bouasone said Laos will cooperate closely with China in a bid to push forward bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields.
The Lao side will provide conveniences for Chinese businesses in Laos and it hopes to further cooperation with Chinese localities to achieve reciprocal and win-win results, said Bouasone.
He said Laos will continue to support China's early reunification.
Laos is the third leg of Jia's four-nation visit which has taken him to Jordan and Turkey, and will also take him to Cambodia.
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Jia Qinglin (R), member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Sisavath Keobounphanh, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and chairman of the Lao Front for National Reconstruction ( LFNR), in Vientiane, Laos, December 1, 2008. [Ju Peng/Xinhua]
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(Xinhua News Agency December 2, 2008)