Beijing organisers said?on Tuesday that the Olympic Games
will lift the Chinese capital's cooperation with London to a new
level.
Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organising Committee for the
2008 Olympics, made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting
London Mayor Ken Livingstone.
"Beijing and London had traditional friendship, and the Olympics
has offered a good opportunity for the cooperation between the two
cities," said Liu.
Livingstone, who has visited Beijing Olympic venues as well as
the urban planning exhibition during his stay, said that London
will share experience and enhance exchanges with Beijing in hosting
the Olympic Games.
The mayor added that the Olympics bring both cities
opportunities for development, but also responsibilities of
delivering it successfully due to the Games' great influence on
billions of people in the world.
He said that the delegation of London Organizing Committee for
the 2012 Olympic Games has met the Beijing organizers, laying a
foundation for the cooperation between the two cities.
(Xinhua News Agency April 12, 2006)
