Argentine media Ambito reported that on July 31, the Argentine fisheries and aquaculture department and Chinese officials held a virtual co
nference to exchange views on the cooperation between the two countries' fisheries and aquaculture industries.
According to the Argentine official, the virtual co
nference is an im
portant milestone for the further promotion of Argentine aquatic products to the Chinese market. Carlos Liberman, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Argentina, Pablo Sivori, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Trade Strategy and Eco
nomic Promotion, Guillermo Abdala, Director of the Natio
nal Aquaculture Agency, and Sabino Vaca, Argentine Ambassador to China attended the meeting.
Liberman said: “In the proposals and topics discussed at the conference, we emphasized the possibility of creating knowledge exchange, technological innovation, infrastructure construction, and training in the aquaculture industry. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Natio
nal Aquaculture Bureau of Argentina reached an im
portant consensus.”
Liberman said that this meeting is a new initiative to develop the Argentine natio
nal aquaculture production and commercialization cluster, plan project design and adapt to all stages of the production chain, and take advantage of the huge competitive advantages provided by China.
Under this f
ramework, Argentina will send a domestic team to participate in the Guangzhou Internatio
nal Fisheries Expo, which will be held from September 24 to 26.