Chinese premier hold talks with new Lao PM on bilateral ties; set to boost cooperation between two countries

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has held a phone conversation with Laos' new Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh.

Li said that China and Laos are longtime friendly neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, with the friendship between both peoples growing with time, noting that China has always regarded China-Laos relations as a priority in its neighboring diplomacy.