Lao President ThonglounSisoulith has spoken highly of the China-Laos Railway during his trip by the Lane Xang EMU train and inspection on the railways operation.

Thongloun， who led a government delegation， took the train traveling from the capital Vientiane to the Boten town bordering China on February 7， before returning to Vientiane from Luang Prabang on February 9.

Thongloun expressed satisfaction with the progress achieved in the two-month operation of the China-Laos Railway since its inauguration in December 2021. He also said that the railways operation facilitates the people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. He expressed hope that the Lao people can all experience the train travel and truly get to know the significance of joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative （BRI）.