Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the
Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Thongloun
Sisoulith, vice Prime Minister of Laos, in Beijing Monday.
Thongloun Sisoulith also serves as Laotian Foreign Minister and
head of the International Department of Laos' Central
Committee.
Wang said that China would continue to pursue an independent and
peaceful foreign policy favoring peaceful development and global
harmony.
The two sides discussed current international situation, the
world socialist movement and new economic trends.
(Xinhua News Agency December 26, 2006)
