According to the main Olympics website, Chinese ambassador to Russia Liu Guchang said that the Olympic torch relay in St.Petersburg played a key role in promoting bilateral relations between China and Russia.
Why was this city confirmed as the third stop of the torch relay route outside the mainland of China?
The Chinese ambassador pointed out three reasons:
1. The city of Moscow in Russia is the site where China successfully won the bid to play host to the Olympic Games on July 13, 2001, and Russia provided great support to China's success in winning the bid
2. Russia's Sochi will host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and
3. Both countries have the same goal of hosting successful Olympics; and last but definitely not least, both countries are passionate about the coming of the Olympics.
No comments:
Post a Comment