Article: Interview: Belgian PM says Olympic Games are crown on China's development

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."

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