BEIJING, March 22 -- The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday sent a message to the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) to congratulate the LPRP on the 60th anniversary of its founding.

In the congratulatory message, the Central Committee of the CPC said it is sincerely delighted to see that in the past 60 years, the LPRP has unified the Lao people of all ethnic groups and has led them to the national liberation and unification, as well as has made great achievements in the cause of building socialism and renovation.

The CPC is confident that the Lao people, under the the staunch leadership of the Central Committee of the LPRP with Choummaly Saysone as the general secretary, will definitely be able to successfully fulfill the various targets and tasks, and herald the 10th National Congress of the LPRP with outstanding achievements.

The CPC has always attached great importance to relations between China and Laos, and cherishes the traditional friendship between the two parties, two countries and two peoples as a valuable treasure.

The CPC is willing to work together with the LPRP to promote continued in-depth development of China-Laos relations, in line with the principles of long-term stability, good-neighborliness and friendship, mutual trust and all-round cooperation, the message said.