In Beijing, President Vladimir Putin met with President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith

🇷🇺🇱🇦 In Beijing, President Vladimir Putin met with President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith. President Putin: Mr President, friends, I am delighted to see you. I recently met with the Vice President [of Laos] on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Today we have an opportunity to continue that dialog, that conversation. We in Russia know you as a reliable friend. Actually, you and I were university students in Leningrad at almost the same time, during the same years. I was there during the same period as you. Overall, the political level [of our relations] is quite high. What we need to do is fill it with more economic content. Unfortunately, bilateral trade further decreased last year. Nevertheless, I believe there are prospects, good prospects. We will discuss this now. #RussiaLaos Источник: Russian MFA ??