Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations Wednesday highlighted the opportunity presented by the Beijing Olympic Games to promote friendship and peace, as he toured the site where athletes and fans from around the world will gather in just over one month's time.
He arrived in Beijing Sunday following his visit to Japan, the first stop on a three-nation tour that will also take him to the Republic of Korea before returning to Japan for the G-8 summit of major industrialized nations in Hokkaido.
Mr. Ban told reporters: "I hope this Olympic Games will be the venue for all athletes and people of the world to promote their mutual understanding, harmony, reconciliation and friendship on the basis of fair competition."
Mr Ban made a visit to Birdnest Stadium, the main venue for the competitions.
The Secretary-General hailed preparations of China for the Games. He stated: “The facilities and technologies all seem to be excellent. This is really fantastic, the most impressive that I have ever seen.”
He added: “I am quite confident that the Beijing Olympic Games will be the most successful Olympics in the history of the Olympic Games.”
While in the Chinese capital, the Secretary-General will be meeting with President Hu Jintao, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other top officials.
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