File photo taken on May 24, 2016 shows a music fountain in West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Hangzhou is the host city for the 2016 G20 summit on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5. With one month to go, Hangzhou looks forward to G20. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China is an "outstanding partner," Argentina's ambassador to China Diego Guelar said on Wednesday in a call to government-run Radio Ciudad.
"We have an outstanding partner in China (and) there is much ahead to do," Guelar said from Beijing.
"Chinese companies are very interested in partnering with Argentine companies to build a presence and manufacture in Argentina," said Guelar, adding "we are starting a very important period."
The ambassador added that "the relationship is in full swing (and) the (joint) projects are a reality."
The two countries have various joint projects underway, including the construction of two dams in Argentina's southern Patagonian region, designed to boost the area's energy supply.
"There is no doubt about the activation and guarantee of a partnership process in full swing," as part of the two countries' Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Guelar said.
China, Argentina's second-largest trading partner and leading market for Argentinian food products, will be hosting the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang province, in September, which Argentina will be attending as a member.
It will be "a very important summit," said Guelar, "the culmination of a year's effort, an outstanding exercise for China during its year of presidency" of the G20.
"The truth is there has been a very significant turnaround between 2015 and 2016. Over the course of the past two years, China has incorporated itself as a responsible member at the level of a world superpower. We saw that at the (United Nations) environment summit in Paris (and) in its presence and guarantee of the nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran," added Guelar.
