VIENTIANE, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Laos and Thailand on Friday pledged to enhance and promote cooperation on economic, trade, investment, and electric energy.

At the Third Lao-Thai Joint Cabinet Retreat, Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his visiting Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed their commitment to leading the relations between the two countries to a strategic partnership for sustainable development in the future, Lao News Agency (KPL) reported.

Both sides signed several documents to enhance cooperation on legal and justice affairs, transport, education, immigration control, and electricity purchase.

The Thai prime minister arrived here on Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit to Laos.