A Delegation of the Lao Committee for
Peace and Solidarity Visits China

At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, a 5-member delegation of the Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity headed by the acting chairman, Mr. Bounpone Sangaomsak, paid a friendly visit to China from August 24 to 31. Mme. He Luli, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and President of the CPAPD, met with the delegation. Mr. Zhang Zhijun, Vice Minister of the International Department of Communist Party of China, also met with the delegation. The CPAPD Vice-president Huan Guoying chaired the discussion with the delegation. Besides Beijing, the delegation visited Qingdao and Kunming.

At the meeting with the delegation, Mme. He Luli pointed out that Laos and China are neighboring countries with traditional friendly relationship, the exchanges between the mass organizations of the two countries are very important. The visit made a new contribution to the promotion of the relations between the two countries and to the understanding of the two peoples.

Mr. Bounpone Sangaomsak, head of the delegation, expressed his sincere thanks to the CPAPD for the invitation. He noted that the visit was conductive to further deepening the mutual understanding and the friendly cooperation among the peace organizations of the two countries. He also hoped that the CPAPD and the LCPS will continue to carry out their exchanges and learn from each other. He officially invited the CPAPD to send a delegation to visit Laos in 2006.