Your Excellency Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith,

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to attend the 19th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit and join you to review the history of APT development, envision a bright future of East Asia cooperation and discuss plans for regional cooperation. On behalf of the Chinese government, I wish to thank the Laos government for the thoughtful preparation and arrangements it has made for the Summit.