The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party on the occasion of the latter's 50th founding anniversary.

The CPC said in the message that it is glad to see the People's Revolutionary Party leading the Lao people to found the Lao People's Democratic Republic and make continuous progress in reform and opening-up over the past five decades.

It believes the Lao people will score new and greater achievement in their national construction under the leadership of the party.

It is the CPC's persistent principle to strengthen and develop the Sino-Lao friendship. The CPC is willing to make concerted efforts with the People's Revolutionary Party and the Lao people to promote bilateral relations and make the two countries and the people of both sides good neighbors, good friends and good partners.