China National Nuclear Corp, China's largest nuclear power plant operator, said on Thursday it will export its third-generation technology to Argentina under a bilateral agreement.

This will be the first time for China to export nuclear technology to Latin America, and analysts said that such deals will become a new growth driver for the nation's exports.

The deal was signed in Beijing by Nur Bekri, head of the National Energy Administration and Julio De Vido, Argentina's minister of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services, on Wednesday. The ceremony was witnessed by President Xi Jinping and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.