BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua)
-- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong
met with the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge
here on Monday.
Liu spoke
highly of Rogge's contribution to
boost the development of the Olympic
movement and expressed gratitude to
Rogge for his support to the
development of the Olympic movement in
China and the 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games.
Liu said that the
Olympic spirit was an important symbol
of the progress of human civilization
and the Chinese government would
continue to give full support to
the development of China Sports and
help spread the Olympic spirit in
China.
Rogge on Monday attended
the opening ceremony of the Samaranch
Memorial Hall, which was built in
Tianjin to memorize former IOC
president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
（Editor：HuangBeibei、Liang
Jun）
