Annan gives thumbs-up to Bird's Nest
(BOCOG)
Updated: 2006-05-23 16:08
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.
Annan (C) tours the
site of Bird's Nest, the National Stadium in the company of Liu Qi (R),
President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX
Olympiad (BOCOG) in Beijing, May 23, 2006.
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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."
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Annan thumbs up for
architecture of Olympic venues. [BOCOG]
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Anna and wife visiting
the National Stadium site. [BOCOG] |
Annan inquires about
the construction of the stadium.[BOCOG] |
Annan tells his
impression to press. [BOCOG] |
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