Latin American countries envision BRI teamwork

Latin American countries want to build even closer ties with China to strengthen their cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior official from the Southern Common Market, a South American regional trade grouping, said on Thursday.

The regional economic organization, also known as Mercosur, will serve as a bridge to boost cooperation with China in fields such as infrastructure, logistics, railways, aviation and ports, Miguel Lujan Paletta, president of Mercosur's chamber of commerce, said in Beijing.

He made the remarks at a ceremony for the opening of Mercosur's representative office, which aims to push for its members to participate in the BRI as well as promote trade cooperation between China and Latin American countries.