Source: World Wide Web
On August 30, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference, and the following is a partial transcript.
A reporter asked: According to reports, jacques Logue, former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), died on the 29th at the age of 79. What is China's comment on this?
Wang Wenbin said that President Logue is an outstanding leader of the international Olympic movement and an old friend of the Chinese people. He has made outstanding contributions to promoting the development of the Olympic Movement, deepening the friendly cooperation between the IOC and China, and successfully hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We express our deep condolences for his tragic passing away and our sincere condolences to his family.
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