Cairo governor hails 2008 Beijing Olympics
18/4/2008 17:05
Egypt is glad to see that the 29th Olympic Games will be hosted by the
civilized country of China, a senior Egyptian official told Xinhua
yesterday.
Cairo Governor Abdel Azim Wazir made the remarks after the signing
ceremony of the Friendship Agreement between China's Shaanxi province and
Egypt's Cairo governorate.
He expressed his confidence that 2008 Beijing
Olympics will be totally successful as the audience of Olympics around the world
are blessing the Games.
On the ongoing global Olympic torch relay, Wazir
condemned the sabotage activities against the relay, noting that sports is an
event of peace aiming to bring peace to all the countries around the
world.
"People should encourage sports. I hope all the countries in the world
can cooperate with each other," the Cairo governor noted.
Yesterday, Visiting
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Shaanxi Province
Zhao Leji and Wazir signed the Friendship Agreement between China's Shaanxi
province and Egypt's Cairo governorate.
Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Wu
Chunhua also attended the ceremony.
Xinhua
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