Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met Sunday with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games Friday night.

Wen extended welcome to Berisha. He said although they were meeting for the first time, "I know you're an old friend of the Chinese people and have been in China many times."

Berisha said the opening ceremony was magnificent and grandiose, which reflected achievements of China's development.

The theme of the Games, "One World, One Dream", was vividly presented in the show, he said.

Wen said the theme represented the fact that China and the world were interdependent.

(Xinhua News Agency August 10, 2008)