Jia Qinglin arrives in Argentina for official goodwill visit

Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived here Wednesday to kick off his official goodwill visit to the South American nation.

In a written statement issued upon his arrival, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said China and Argentina shared a deep and traditional friendship, while their bilateral ties have seen comprehensive development.

China is ready to work with Argentina to promote mutually beneficial cooperation so as to benefit the two countries and their peoples, he added.

Before arriving in Argentina, Jia paid a visit to Costa Rica, where he met with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla, Legislative Assembly President Victor Emilio Granados and other leaders.

During his meeting with the staff members at the Chinese embassy in Costa Rica and representatives of overseas Chinese, he stressed the need to study and implement the spirit of a recent speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, while visiting "the Road Toward Renewal," an exhibition that illustrates China's ups and downs since 1840, with the other six members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.

He called on the overseas Chinese to work hard to promote the great renewal of the Chinese nation.

Argentina is the last leg of Jia's three-nation tour which has taken him to Italy and Costa Rica.