Premier Li Keqiang held a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith’s official visit to China on Jan 6.

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, He Lifeng, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and head of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Gao Yunlong, vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, also attended the ceremony.