02/14/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/15/2021 20:10
Envoys to China Visit Zhangjiakou Competition Zone of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
On February 13 to 14, 2021, at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, diplomatic envoys and senior diplomats from more than 30 countries, including Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia, visited Zhangjiakou competition zone of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting and a reception with the envoys. Wang Yi said, the Chinese government attaches great importance to the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, with President Xi Jinping personally providing guidance and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressing confidence and support on many occasion