BEIJING — State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Feb 3 met with Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith via video link.

Wang said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Laos diplomatic ties and the Year of China-Laos Friendship. China is willing to work with Laos to inject new impetus into China-Laos relations and make new contributions to the common cause of China-Laos friendship.

"China is willing to continue to strengthen cooperation with the Lao side in fighting the epidemic, and provide anti-epidemic support including vaccines," Wang said.

Saleumxay said Laos takes developing relations with China as a priority and would like to join hands with China to speed up the construction of the Laos-China Economic Corridor to achieve more fruitful results in Laos-China friendship.

The two sides announced the launch of a series of events in celebration of the Year of China-Laos Friendship, and reached consensus on relevant matters including putting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership into effect at an early date.