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Article: Roundup: Foreign leaders wish Beijing Paralympics complete success
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 6, 2008
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Roundup: Foreign leaders wish Beijing Paralympics complete
success
BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Paralympics will be as
successful as the Beijing Olympics, some foreign leaders have said
in interviews with Xinhua.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo attended the opening
ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics, the first time for a South
Korean prime minister to attend such an event overseas.
In an interview with Xinhua Friday, he expressed appreciation of
the Chinese government and people for their efforts and enthusiasm
in preparations for the Games.
Han said since the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome in
1960, the event has become a world stage for the disabled to ...