国内英语新闻：President Hu meets foreign leaders

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here on Friday to exchange views on the Beijing Olympic Games and explore room for further cooperation in Games-related issues and other fields.

    Hu extended a warm welcome to Brown, who arrived in Beijing on Friday morning to watch the Games and attend the closing ceremony scheduled for Sunday night, and expressed thanks for the support the British government and people have rendered for the Beijing Games. Full story

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Australian Governor-General Michael Jeffery in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008. Michael Jeffery is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Australian Governor-General Michael Jeffery on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics Games on Friday to renew the two countries' friendship and seek further cooperation.

    As two important countries in the Asia-Pacific region, China and Australia are principal partners for cooperation and share extensive and vital common interests, Hu said. Full story

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met on Friday with Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympic Games to discuss bilateral relations and areas for further cooperation.

    China and Iceland have enjoyed traditional friendship and maintained friendly cooperation, said Hu. Such a relationship is a good example of equal treatment and friendly cooperation between countries with different social systems and at different stages of development, he added

Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd L) meets with President of the Commonwealth of Dominica Nicholas Liverpool (2nd R), who is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, Aug. 22, 2008