Argentina hopes to promote friendly relations with China: FM

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Argentina hopes to promote friendly relations with China: FM

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The Argentine government hopes to promote its cooperative relations with China and President Nestor Kirchner is looking forward to a visit to China in 2004, Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa said on Monday.

During an interview with Xinhua shortly before departing for his visit to China, Bielsa said China figures prominently in Argentina's diplomatic relations, especially in its economic and trade relations with other countries.

President Kirchner and his government want to enhance Argentina's cooperative relations with China in the political, economic, cultural, educational, and scientific and technological fields, hesaid.

The president hopes he can visit China in the first half of next year and diplomats from both countries are preparing for that,said the foreign minister.

Trade and economic exchanges have developed rapidly in recent years between the two countries and China is now one of the biggest buyers of Argentine products, he said.

Bielsa is to leave here on Monday on a visit to Japan and China. His delegation includes high-ranking officials from the industry, agriculture and foreign trade ministries and businessmen from morethan 20 major companies.

The foreign minister said he would sign an agreement with Chinese officials to make Argentina one of the destinations for Chinese tourists.

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