Ministry of National Defense: The Chinese military will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the Lao side.

On the afternoon of June 16, Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, issued a statement on recent military-related issues. Reporter: Recently, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping held talks with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President Thongloun Sisoulith during his state visit to China. The two countries issued a joint statement agreeing to strengthen defense and security cooperation. Please introduce the measures taken by the military of China and Laos to promote cooperation. Chen Xi: China and Laos are socialist neighbors with shared destiny, and the friendship between the two countries is as solid as a rock and unbreakable. The Chinese military will work together with the Lao side to conscientiously implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two parties and countries, take the establishment of the "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism for diplomacy, national defense, and public security as an opportunity, enhance strategic communication, increase exchanges at all levels, organize border defense friendly exchanges, continue to deepen cooperation in political work, joint exercises and training, medical services, personnel training, and other areas, closely coordinate and cooperate on multilateral security issues, and make new contributions to the building of a community of shared future for China and Laos in the new era.