It is important to further cooperation in new types of infrastructure, scale up the level of interconnectivity in energy and work more closely in sectors including agriculture, finance and economic development zones, he said.

Beijing will continue to provide Laos with support in COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies, bolster cooperation in health and poverty reduction in rural areas and further youth, cultural and local level exchanges, he said.

Xi pledged to work with Laos in practicing true multilateralism, implementing the Global Development Initiative and moving forward in the forging of an even closer community with a shared future between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.