Chinese Premier meets foreign guests
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao during their meeting in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Saturday morning with a U.S. presidential delegation to the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, headed by Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and Secretary of Health Michael O. Leavitt.(Xinhua/Li Tao)
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Chinese Premier meets U.S. presidential delegation

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Saturday morning with a U.S. presidential delegation to the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, headed by Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and Secretary of Health Michael O. Leavitt.

    Wen expressed his welcome to the delegation's visit, saying it has shown the importance attached by the United States as the U.S. President George W. Bush and his family attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and the U.S. government also sent officials to attend the closing ceremony. Full story

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis during their meeting in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008. Ivars Godmanis is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, scheduled for Sunday night, and other relevant activities. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
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Chinese Premier meets Latvian Prime Minister

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Saturday morning with Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis who is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, scheduled for Sunday night, and other relevant activities.

    Wen said China is glad to see that the Beijing Games has contributed to promoting unity, friendship and exchanges between people of different countries in the world. Full Story

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme during their meeting in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008. Yves Leterme is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and relevant activities. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
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Chinese Premier meets Belgian Prime Minister

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Saturday morning with Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, who is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and other relevant activities.

    Wen congratulated the Belgian delegation to the Beijing Games for winning a silver medal in Friday's women's 4x100m relay, saying this medal was won with hard efforts. Full story

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Kirkilas in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2008. Gediminas Kirkilas is here to watch the Beijing Olympic Games and attend the closing ceremony.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Kirkilas in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2008. Gediminas Kirkilas is here to watch the Beijing Olympic Games and attend the closing ceremony. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
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Chinese Premier meets Lithuanian Prime Minister

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday hailed the role of sports in promoting international friendship in a meeting with Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Kirkilas.

    "The Chinese men's basketball team is led by a Lithuanian coach, and also many coaches from China are working in other countries. This shows that sports can go beyond borders and promote the friendship between peoples of different countries," Wen told Kirkilas who is here to watch the Beijing Olympic Games and attend the closing ceremony. Full story

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