KAZAN, Russia, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Laos to forge a model for Belt and Road cooperation.

The two sides should continue to strengthen the development of the China-Laos Railway and promote the construction of the China-Laos Economic Corridor, Xi said when meeting Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president.

The Chinese president arrived in Kazan earlier in the day for the 16th BRICS Summit.