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Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd R) meets with his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri (3rd L) who came to Hangzhou to attend the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
HANGZHOU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday met with his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri ahead of the Group of 20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Xi said that China and Argentina, both major emerging-market economies and mutual comprehensive strategic partners, should strengthen exchanges and cooperation in tackling challenges and seeking common development.
He called on the two countries to push for cooperation in trade, investment and finance.
China is satisfied with the momentum of bilateral relations and would like to work with Argentina to seek greater development of their ties in the new era, Xi added.
The two countries should strengthen policy communication and development strategy alignment to better combine each other's advantages and demands, the Chinese president said.
The two sides should promote trade facilitation and optimize trade structure to push for stable and balanced trade growth, Xi said.
China and Argentina should ensure the implementation of major railway, hydrology and nuclear energy projects, and discuss further cooperation in finance, he said.
Xi also called for more exchanges in culture, science and technology, tourism, football and localities as 2017 marks the 45th anniversary of China-Argentina diplomatic ties.
China is also willing to closely communicate with Argentina in major issues such as climate change and global economic governance, Xi said.
Macri said Argentina is committed to deepening friendship with China and is willing to push for cooperation in energy, economy and trade, investment, quality control, infrastructure and tourism.
Argentina is ready to closely communicate and coordinate with China in global affairs and support China in hosting a successful G20 summit in Hangzhou, Macri said.
