On December 4th, Mr. Hu Sishe, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Mme. Maria Vidal, Governor of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and her delegation at the invitation of CPAFFC.

Vice President Hu Sishe made an introduction about China’s reform and opening up, international cooperation situation and the main duties of CPAFFC, and pointed out that the local government exchanges and cooperation of the two countries would make active contributions to deepening the friendship of the two peoples. He hoped that both sides could explore the construction of the exchange and cooperation mechanism in the fields of economics, trade, culture and etc., and invited the delegation dispatched from Buenos Aires to attend the 2nd China-Latin Local Governments Cooperation Forum held by CPAFFC in next year.

Governor Maria Vidal thanked CPAFFC for invitation and reception, and stressed the economic and social development situation in Argentina and in Buenos Aires. She hoped to continue keeping close contact with CPAFFC and make common efforts to establish normal exchange mechanism and actively promote the pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in the sectors of international friendly cities, economics, trade, tourism, culture, education and etc.. 

After meeting, under the witness of Vice President Hu Sishe and Governor Maria Vidal, the representatives of the both parties signed 《Government Cooperation Memorandum between CPAFFC and Buenos Aires, Argentina》.  Mr. Ji Yongjun, Deputy Director-General of Department of American and Oceanian Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr. Diego Guelar, Argentinian Ambassador to China, attended the meeting.