Wang to attend ASEAN meetings in Laos, pay official visit
China DailyFrom Thursday to Saturday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Laos to attend a series of meetings related to the 10-member grouping — the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — and pay an official visit to Laos. In Vientiane, the capital of Laos, Wang will attend the ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced. China looks to further consolidate the consensus of various parties through the series of foreign ministers' meetings and make political preparations for the outcomes of the series of leaders' meetings on East Asian Cooperation in October, she said. China is willing to promote the stability and smooth flow of the region's industrial chain and supply chain, expand cooperation in emerging industries and promote regional economic integration, she noted.