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Article: Interview: Belgian PM says Olympic Games are crown on China's development
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- August 6, 2008
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Interview: Belgian PM says Olympic Games are crown on China's
development
BRUSSELS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic Games are "a
kind of crown" on the achievement China has made in the past
decades, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme told Xinhua Tuesday.
"I would like to congratulate the Chinese people with the big
achievement. It's very exceptional to host the Olympic Games,"
Leterme, due to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic
Games, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua in his office in
Brussels.
Leterme, whose country is bidding for hosting the 2018 Football
World Cup, said that having the Olympic Games in China is "really a
once-lifetime experience."
The ...