President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has arrived in Beijing today to begin a three-day commercial visit in which she is expected to meet with her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
The Argentine delegation includes Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman; the Secretary of Public Communications Alfredo Scoccimarro; Planning Minister Julio De Vido; and Economy Minister Axel Kicillof, among other officials.
During the next days, the president is scheduled to meet with local political and business leaders.
A key meeting with the Chinese president is scheduled for next Wednesday at the headquarters of the Chinese government and after Fernández de Kirchner speaks at a bilateral business forum.
Talks about the construction of the Néstor Kirchner and Jorge Cepernic dams in Santa Cruz will resume, as well as others regarding the evolution of the long-expected renovation of the Belgrano Cargas railway freight line, both financed by Chinese capitals.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald