On June 25 local time, Premier Wen Jiabao met with Argentine Vice President and President of the Argentine Senate Amado Boudou and President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Julián Andrés Domínguez in Buenos Aires. A dozen of Argentine congressmen participated in the meeting.

Wen conveyed the NPC Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo's cordial greetings and best wishes to the Argentine side. He said that Argentina is a major power in Latin America. The country enjoys abundant natural resources and its people are industrious and intelligent. In the current international situation, China and Argentina have more common interests and vast potential for mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation. China attaches importance to the major influence of Argentina in both the international and regional affairs. It is willing to make joint efforts with Argentina and take the opportunity of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries to strengthen high-level exchanges, enhance political mutual trust, promote pragmatic cooperation, step up collaboration on major international issues, reinforce cultural, educational, technological, tourism cooperation and cooperation at local levels and constantly enrich the connotation of the bilateral strategic partnership. He hopes the legislative bodies of both countries to strengthen mutual support and learn from each other in order to make greater contributions to the sustained development of China-Argentina relations.

Boudou and Domínguez asked Wen to convey their cordial greetings and best wishes to Chairman Wu Bangguo. On behalf of the Argentine National Congress, they expressed warm welcome to Wen. They noted that the two countries have conducted fruitful cooperation which has promoted their own development since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties 40 years ago. Argentina and China are strategic partners with mutual trust and mutual support and it is a strategic decision of Argentina to give top priority to the development of relations with China. Wen's visit has important historical significance and is bound to deepen the bilateral friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation. Argentina is ready to work with China to enhance exchanges and mutual learning, expand cooperation in the fields of agriculture, trade, infrastructure construction and culture and bring benefit to the two peoples. The Argentine National Congress will play an active role to that end.

The Argentine Senate and Chamber of Deputies jointly passed a resolution to grant Wen Jiabao the title of "VIP of the Argentine National Congress".