Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Beijing on Sunday that the Beijing Olympic Games have promoted the Olympic spirit of solidarity, friendship and peace.

"The success of the Beijing Olympic Games is attributable to the concerted efforts of the Chinese people and people from the rest of the world," said Hu at a banquet for foreign leaders and international dignitaries who will attend the Games' closing ceremony on Sunday night.

President Hu and his wife Liu Yongqing, as well as Vice President Xi Jinping greeted foreign leaders and their spouses on Sunday noon for a banquet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, shaking hands with them one by one.

(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2008)