Chinese President Hu Jintao met?on Sunday with Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", who is here to attend the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games scheduled for Sunday night.

Hu welcomed the newly-elected prime minister to the Beijing Olympics' closing and expressed thanks for the Nepali government's support for the Beijing Games.

The Chinese president also congratulated Prachanda on his election as Nepali prime minister.

"Mr. Prime Minister has come to the Beijing Olympics' closing ceremony within a week after being sworn in," said Hu. "This fully demonstrates the great attention Nepal attaches to relations with China and its profound friendship with the Chinese people. We highly appreciate that."

Prachanda thanked Hu for his remarks and congratulated the Chinese people on the successful hosting of the Beijing Games.

The Beijing Olympics Games has left a glorious chapter in the Olympic history and Nepal feels proud for its neighbor China and the Chinese people for their success, said Prachanda.

(xinhua News Agency August 24, 2008)