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Laos, China to cooperate in railway construction

A top Chinese railway official arrived in Vientiane yesterday for talks with Lao officials on the construction of a railway from the Chinese border to Vientiane.

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Mr Liu Zhijun (left) and Mr Sommath Pholsena shake hands after signing an MOU on railway construction cooperation in Vientiane yesterday.

The railway development project is part of the Kunming-Singapore rail link, which aims to boost trade relations between Asean countries and China after the two parties implemented the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement earlier this year.

Minister for Railways of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Liu Zhijun, paid a courtesy visit to President Choummaly Sayasone and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad upon his arrival in Laos.
He also held talks and signed a memorandum of understanding with his Lao counterpart, Minister of Public Works and Transport Sommath Pholsena, on cooperation in the construction of the railway from the Lao-Chinese border in Luang Namtha province to Vientiane.

Mr Zhijun and his delegation also visited the Training Centre of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Thanalaeng train station, Vientiane-Nong Khai Friendship Bridge and the That Luang stupa.

Lao officials involved in the project told Vientiane Times that Laos and China would establish a joint venture to build the railway.

The Lao government plans to provide land as its share in the venture while the Chinese partner will provide funding for construction of the railway.

The Chinese government has promised to provide financial support for the joint venture to build the 400km railway.

The officials also said Laos and China are now carrying out a survey for the proposed railway, which they hope to complete before the end of this year.

“The survey will give us information about the cost of construction and where the track is to be laid,” a senior official from the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport told Vientiane Times.

Lao Railway Authority Deputy Director General, Mr Sompong Pholsena, told Vientiane Times earlier the railway would be able to accommodate medium speed electric trains, which can run at about 200km per hour. The highest speed trains can run at 350km per hour, he said.

According to officials from the Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment, the government has included the railway as one of the large-scale investment projects in its 2011-2015 socio-economic development plan.
The officials said construction would begin within the next five years. However, they were unable to confirm whether the project would be finished within this period of time, saying the decisive factor was funding and cooperation from other Asean countries.

The Chinese government has a clear policy to invest in the construction of an Asean-China railway as a means to boost trade between the two sides. China has said it will cooperate with the Thai government to build the railway.

The Thai government has agreed to cooperate with China to build the railway from the Lao-Thai border in Nong Khai province to Bangkok. However, the Thai government will not be able implement the project until it gets approval from Parliament.

At present Laos’ only railway is a 3.5km track running from the Vientiane-Nong Khai Friendship Bridge to Thanalaeng station on the outskirts of Vientiane.

Source: Vientiane Times
By Ekaphone Phouthonesy
October 05, 2010



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Street address: Ministry of Communications, Transport, Posts and Construction, Patuxai Monument Square, Ban Phonesay, Muang Saysettha, Vientiane, Laos
Mailing address: Ministry of Communications, Transport, Posts and Construction, P O Box 687, Vientiane, Laos
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Telephone: 856 (0) 21 412297, 856 (0) 20 540 1798 (mobile)
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The Railways Authority is responsible to the Minister for the planning, construction, development, management, maintenance and operation of railways in Laos. At present there are none, but plans for the extension of the Bangkok-Nong Kai Railway into Vientiane are currently being developed.



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Special report: Premier Wen visits Laos, attends GMS Summit

Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh (L) welcomes Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Ventiane, capital of Laos, on March 30, 2008. China and Laos reached comprehensive agreement on Sunday to boost their all-round and cooperative relations, eyeing on further achievement in traditional friendship and bilateral ties.

Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh (L) welcomes Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Ventiane, capital of Laos, on March 30, 2008. China and Laos reached comprehensive agreement on Sunday to boost their all-round and cooperative relations, eyeing on further achievement in traditional friendship and bilateral ties. (Xinhua Photo)
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VENTIANE, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China and Laos reached comprehensive agreement on Sunday to boost their all-round and cooperative relations, eyeing on further achievement in traditional friendship and bilateral ties.

The two nations also signed seven cooperation agreements in the sectors of economy, technology, energy and e-governance after talks between visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Lao counterpart Bouasone Bouphavanh.

Wen, on his first foreign visit since being re-appointed premier in March, hailed the traditional friendship and recent development of relations between the two nations, noting that China will continue to promote high-level official exchange to expand the mutual political trust, cement the bilateral cooperation and push forward the bilateral relations to a higher level.

Wen appreciated the Lao side for its firm adherence to the one-China policy and its supports for China's reunification efforts, noting that the two nations need to learn from each other, help each other and progress together at a time when the international situation is becoming more and more complex.

Wen proposed the two nations to expand the two-way trade and mutual investment, boost the cooperation in fields like infrastructure, human resource, science and technology, education and national defense, and make special efforts to help Laos promote its capacity building process.

Bouasone agreed with Wen's views on the bilateral relations, saying that the Lao people are grateful for China's supports for the nation's economic and social development.

Lao President Choummaly Saygnasone (R) meets with visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Ventiane, capital of Laos, on March 30, 2008.

Lao President Choummaly Saygnasone (R) meets with visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Ventiane, capital of Laos, on March 30, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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Laos highly values its ties with China and is willing to make concerted efforts with China to step up the friendly and cooperative relations, Bouasone said.

Wen briefed Bouasone about the facts and true situation in the Lhasa riot which occurred on March 14 involving the crimes of beating, smashing, looting and burning.

Bouasone condemned the violence, saying that Laos backs China's actions to maintain social stability and safeguard interests of its people in Tibet.

Bouasone also expressed his best wish for the success of the Olympic Games to be convened in Beijing this summer.

On the same day, Wen also met with Lao President Choummaly Saygnasone. The two sides applauded the rapid development of the bilateral relations and agreed to fortify exchange and cooperation in various fields in a bid to achieve common development and prosperity.

Invited as the guest of Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Wen arrived here on Saturday evening for a working visit to Laos. He will also attend the Third Greater Mekong Subregion Summit scheduled on Monday.



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Good Good Go lao go is time to open eyes to see the world! LOL!! very slow,
2020 USA NASA GOING TO MARs! LAO STILL TRY TO HAVE RAILWAY! LOL slow! slow slow.

-- Edited by taxi on Saturday 29th of January 2011 05:01:16 PM

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Very good Laos is friends with everybody. Have closer ties with China not just Vietnam. Vietnam can take over Laos because of China. China can't take over Laos because of Vietnam.

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