| Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the XXIX Olympiad speaks during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at the UN Headquarters in New York, October 31, 2007. The resolution, submitted by China and cosponsored by 186 nations, urges member states to observe the Olympic Truce individually and collectively during the Games of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing and the following Paralympic Games. The resolution, entitled "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal," was approved by the 192-member body unanimously. (Xinhua) |
