Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-11-03
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[01] Greece, China sign memorandum on Olympic security
[01] Greece, China sign memorandum on Olympic security
Greece and China signed a cooperation memorandum on Thursday regarding
Olympic security ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games.
The memorandum falls within the framework of cooperation between
Chinese authorities and organisers and Greek authorities and police who
are transferring the experience and know-how they gained from staging
the 2004 Olympics.
The memorandum was signed in Beijing by Greek Police Chief Lt. General
G. Angelakos and Beijing's Head of Police Zhenchuan Ma, within the
context of the five-day visit of a Greek delegation to China headed by
Public Order Minister George Voulgarakis.
According to the agreement, any issues that arise as Beijing prepares
for the 2008 Olympics, will be resolved through the cooperation of
Beijing's Coordinating Centre for Olympic Games Security and the Greek
ministry's Security Studies Centre.
After the signing, Voulgarakis said that "the cooperation between
Greece and China on Olympic Games security does not only concern our
excellent bilateral relations, but is mainly associated with the two
countries' cultural heritage."
He added that "Greece's objective, as the birthplace of the Olympic
Games, is to contribute as much as possible so that the Beijing
Olympiad be held in a festive and safe environment. The People's
Republic of China is proceeding at a fast and steady pace. I am certain
that in 2008 we will experience one of the most successful, and of
course grand, Olympic Games in history."
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