(BEIJING, May 16) -- President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) Liu Qi met with Hein Verbruggen, Chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Games in Beijing on Tuesday.

Cordial conversation between Liu Qi and Hein Verbruggen.

Verbruggen and commission members were in Beijing to attend the sixth meeting of the commission.

Describing the cooperation between BOCOG and the commission as close, candid, friendly and efficient, Liu said BOCOG has paid great importance to communicating and cooperating with IOC and the commission, and that it will continue to seriously listen to their opinion and advice to ensure smooth progress of the preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Praising BOCOG for its fruitful work, Verbruggen said his commission will continue to provide support to BOCOG in an effort to jointly achieve the goal set at the meeting.

Present at the meeting were Beijing Vice Mayor and BOCOG Executive Vice President Liu Jingmin, and BOCOG Executive Vice President and Secretary-General Wang Wei.