BEIJING, January 19 -- Greece is willing to share its experience in
hosting the Olympic Games with Beijing, said visiting Greek Prime Minister
Costas Karamanlis Thursday.
Karamanlis made the remarks in a meeting with Liu Qi, secretary of the
Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Liu, also president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008
Olympics, briefed Karamanlis on Beijing's preparation work for the Olympic
Games. He said the city wants to make sure the Beijing Olympics are both
advanced and typically Chinese. At present, all the preparation work is under
way, he added.
He said all the sports stadiums would meet the requirements of holding test
competitions by the end of 2007.
Beijing launched its Olympic slogan "One World, One Dream" and mascots named
the Friendlies last year, which fully demonstrated the Chinese people's love for
the Olympics and their desire to be good host.
Karamanlis expressed appreciation of Beijing's fast development and its
preparation work for the 2008 Olympics. He said Greece is willing to share
experience with Beijing and enhance cooperation with China in the fields of
economy, trade and culture.
The Greek prime minister arrived here Thursday morning for a four-day
official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
