On September 7, Minister Yu Guangzhou held a bilateral talk with Mr. Bounpaseuth Sikounlabout, Director General of Laos Customs Administration in Vientiane, Laos.

Minister Yu spoke highly of the China-Laos cooperation. Both sides had an in-depth exchange of views and reached consensus on several aspects. Both sides should implement the Arrangement between the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Finance of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on Customs Facilitation, push forward the cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative, develop cooperation on customs facilitation in accelerating trade, improve port infrastructure at borders so as to increase customs clearance efficiency, promote the cooperation between frontier customs, enhance trade development at borders, strengthen the cooperation of anti-smuggling to protect the safety of trade, deepen the cooperation of capacity building and boost cooperation in association with regional and multilateral matters.

Minister Yu Guangzhou met with Director General of Laos Customs Administration.