On the afternoon of May 31, 2018, Boungnang, general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of the country, who was visiting China, received Xu Guowu, Chairman of Xuanye Company at Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Hotel. He fully affirmed and highly praised Xuanye’s efforts and achievements in helping Laos to realize rice export and construct Laos Modern Agricultural Industrial Park and other “the Belt and Road” projects.

Chairman Boungnang said that it is of historic significance for Xuanye Company to introduce Lao rice into the Chinese market and the company has made important contributions to Lao agricultural modernization. He hoped that Xuanye Company would continue to develop in Laos, become bigger and stronger, drive more enterprises into Laos, so as to jointly promote agricultural cooperation between the two countries, enhance friendship between the two countries and benefit people in two countries.

Group Photo of Lao Chairman Boungnang (the right one) and Xu Guowu (the left one)

Chairman Xu Guowu reported to Chairman Boungnang on the achievements made in developing agriculture in Laos for four years. Xu Guowu said that Xuanye Company will continue to bridge the agricultural cooperation between the two countries under “the Belt and Road” and contribute to the implementation of the important consensus reached at several meetings between the leaders of the two countries.

Chairman Xu Guowu of Xuanye Company Reported His Work to Boungnang, the Chairman of Laos

During the interview, the Chairman Boungnang and Xu Guowu reached an agreement on accelerating the industrial park and other projects, and exchanged views on new opportunities for China-Laos agricultural cooperation, further promotion of mutual benefit and win-win result in agriculture, import and export of agricultural products and other topics.

Sounthone Xayachack, the Minister of Ministry of International Department of Laos, Khemmani, the Minister of Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Vandy, the Lao Ambassador to China and other people attended the meeting. (End)