BEJING, 28 Jan. The Chinese side expects the personal presence of over 20 leaders of various states, governments and international organizations at the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China Central Television reported on Friday. «President Xi Jinping will attend from February 4 to 6 at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, and host a welcome banquet for foreign leaders, heads of government, royal families and heads of international organizations who come to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Games and related bilateral events,» it said. Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, as well as the leaders of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Singapore, Egypt, Poland, Serbia, Argentina, Ecuador, prime ministers of Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Prince Albert of Monaco II, Chairman of the National Assembly of South Korea, Princess of Thailand Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Ahmedov, and IOC President Thomas Bach, UN Secretary General António Guterres, Chairman of the UN General Assembly Abdullah Shahid, Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Secretary General SCO and others.
