Beijing Mayor Meets Lao Delegation

   BEIJING (Aug. 3) XINHUA - Beijing Mayor Jia Qinglin met here today  with a 
delegation of provincial secretaries with the Lao People's  Revolutionary Party 
(LPRP) led by Mounkeo Olaboune, governor and  secretary of Vientiane Province. 
   Jia, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist  Party (CPC) 
Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing Municipal  CPC Committee, noted that 
China and Laos are neighboring countries  which share a number of mountain 
ranges and rivers. He also noted that  people in the two nations have a long history 
of friendship. 
   Jia expressed his belief that the delegation's visit will further  accelerate the 
progress of friendship and cooperative relations between  the two countries and 
two parties. 
   Jia briefed the delegation on major tasks facing the Beijing  government. 
   Mounkeo, who concurrently serves as a member of the LPRP Central  Committee, 
expressed the delegation's delight with the visit and agreed  the trip has provided an 
excellent opportunity to learn more about  China's successful reform and opening-up 
effort.