On July 19 local time, President Xi Jinping met with Vice President and Speaker of the Senate Amado Boudou and President of the Chamber of Deputies Julián Domínguez of Argentina in Buenos Aires,.
Xi Jinping stressed that China-Argentina cooperation conforms to the trend of the times featuring peace and development, and brings benefits to the two countries and their peoples. I had a fruitful talk with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner yesterday. We decided to upgrade the bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership and reached broad consensus on strengthening exchanges and cooperation. The current China-Argentina relations stand at a new historical starting point, and the two sides insist on regarding each other as important partners and opportunities in development, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation and promoting common development.
Boudou and Domínguez indicated that President Xi Jinping's state visit to Argentina has greatly promoted mutual trust and cooperation and driven the bilateral relations to a new level, exerting a far-reaching influence. Argentina supports Chinese Dream, because China's development is conducive to world multi-polarization. Cooperation between Argentina and China is conducive to achieving common development, to strengthening solidarity and cooperation between emerging market countries and developing countries, and to promoting the establishment of a more just and reasonable international order. Argentine National Congress and all political parties unanimously support the development of Argentina-China relations, and are willing to work with China to strengthen exchanges and promote friendship and cooperation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the Argentine National Congress represents public opinion and your supports for the development of China-Argentine relations make China more determined to carry out friendly cooperation. In recent years, China's National People's Congress (NPC) maintains good communication with Argentine National Congress, which has enriched the connotation of bilateral relations. Hope that the two legislatures can continue to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning so as to constantly contribute to the building of bilateral relations.
Boudou and Domínguez awarded Xi Jinping "Guest of Honor for the National Congress of Argentina", an honorary title set up in a special decision made by Argentine National Congress the other day to express its friendliness to President Xi Jinping and Chinese people.
On that morning, President Xi Jinping laid a wreath at General Jose de San Martin Memorial. General San Martin led the Argentine War of Independence, and made great contributions to the independence of Latin America. He is regarded as the Liberator by the Argentine people.
Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Yang Jiechi and others attended the activities mentioned above.