UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan gave the thumbs-up to the design
and construction of the Beijing Olympic venues when he toured the
National Stadium in the company of
Liu Qi, president of Beijing Organizing
Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) on Tuesday
morning.
The design of the National Stadium, dubbed the Bird's Nest, is
very creative, the UN chief said of what he saw at the site of the
project. The stadium is an incredible symbolism of the global Games
and on August 8, 2008 when the 29th Olympic Games is opened, it will "hold the
whole world together," he added.
Referring to the fact that BOCOG's Olympic preparations are
moving forward steadily and on schedule, Annan said: "I have no
doubt that the 2008 Games will be one of the best Games and I hope
I will be here."
(BOCOG May 24, 2006)
