Enhanced Argentina-China media exchanges will help promote the bilateral ties and enhancing cultural cooperation among developing countries is very important to the multi-polarization of international relations, Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou said Tuesday.
Boudou, who is also head of the Senate, made the remarks at a signing ceremony of a news services agreement between the Senate and China's Xinhua News Agency.
This document was inked in the presence of Boudou, Chinese Ambassador to Argentina Yang Wanming and Xinhua representatives, within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership that the two countries have forged.
"Argentina and China are global players that are seeking to develop themselves based on new paradigms. This is a very important process, during which new voices can be heard," Boudou said.
"We are signing a collaboration agreement with a very important agency, for which we appreciate the presence of the ambassador, who is a friend of Argentina. The importance of this agreement is related to the new world currently being built," he said.
The agreement lays out a mechanism to exchange information between the Argentine Senate and Xinhua in order to promote cross-cultural exchanges.
"China and Argentina are both emerging powers and members of the G20, whose importance is growing in the field of international affairs. It is therefore important to improve our mutual understanding, which is why this agreement will help the Senate receive Xinhua news services and expand their knowledge of China," Yang said.
A press release by the Senate also said that the pact will seek to provide Xinhua with more information about Argentina's legislation process, and help the Argentine Senate and Argentine people to know better about China.
With rapid growth of the China-Argentine ties in recent years, cooperation between news media of both nations has picked up. Presidents of the two countries exchanged visits since July 2014 as a slew of agreements were signed over the period to boost bilateral trade ties and people-to-people exchanges.
