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    BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan left here Tuesday afternoon, concluding his five-day official visit to China as guest of the Chinese government.

    This is Annan's seventh visit to China since he took office.

    Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met with Annan respectively to exchange views on international and regional issues of common interest, as well as the role and reform of the United Nations.

    Annan visited the Republic of Korea and Japan before his China visit. He is also scheduled to visit Vietnam and Thailand. Enditem

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (C, front) and his wife Nane (R, front), accompanied by Liu Qi (L, front), president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympics, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee£¬visit the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, capital of China on May 23, 2006. Annan left here Tuesday, concluding his five-day official visit to China. (Xinhua Photo)

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (L2,Front) and his wife Nane (L3, Front), accompanied by Liu Qi (L1,Front), president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympics, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee£¬watch the model of the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, capital of China on May 23, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) and his wife, accompanied by Liu Qi (R), president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympics, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee£¬visit the main stadium for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, capital of China on May 23, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)