According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia, on December 29, Chen Weiqing, ambassador to Saudi Arabia, met with Prince Abdul Aziz, Saudi Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic Committee. Badr, deputy minister of the Saudi Ministry of Sports, attended.
Chen Weiqing said that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held in February 2022, and all preparations are basically ready. In 2008, China successfully hosted the Summer Olympic Games. China has the confidence and ability to overcome the difficulties of the epidemic and present a simple, safe and wonderful Winter Olympics to the world in line with the concept of "green, shared, open and clean". It is hoped that China and Saudi Arabia will jointly promote the development of the Olympic cause.
Abdul Aziz said that China is a big sports power and has rich experience in hosting large-scale international sports events. The Saudi side supports China in hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics and wishes the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success. Saudi Arabia will send athletes to participate, this is the first time that Saudi athletes have participated in the Winter Olympics, and we are proud.
The two sides also exchanged views on strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the field of sports between China and Saudi Arabia.
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