Before Premier Li Keqiang’s upcoming attendance at the East Asia Summit and official visit to Laos, Laotian media such as Lao News Agency (KPL), the ruling party’s newspaper Pasaxon, and its English-language newspaper Vientiane Times, published articles about their expectations from Premier Li’s visit.

KPL said in its article that the Premier’s visit will further improve the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.