VIENTIANE, April 8, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Laos Guan Huabing (R, front) and Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphao Ernthavanh (L, front) shakes hands on the handover ceremony in Vientiane, Laos, April 8, 2016. The equipment offered by China for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit later this year was handed over to Laos on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Ailun)
VIENTIANE, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The equipment offered by China for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit later this year was handed over to Laos on Friday.
According to an agreement signed between the Chinese and Lao governments, China will provide vehicles, security check facilities and office equipment, as well as installation and technical training.
The aid project started in December 2015 and all the equipment arrived in Vientiane in March. China has also sent technical personnel to train Lao drivers for the Chinese vehicles.
The project, which will help Laos in preparation for the ASEAN summit, is also expected to open up a new era for cooperation between the two neighbors.
Chinese Ambassador Guan Huabing and Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphao Ernthavanh joined the signing of handover document.
Vientiane will host the ASEAN summit in September as Laos took over the rotating presidency of ASEAN for 2016.
