UN chief visits 'Bird's Nest'

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon takes questions from the press.

(BEIJING, July 2) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon lauded National Stadium after visiting the venue, the main stadium for the Beijing Olympic Games, on Wednesday.

Ban Ki-Moon looks at National Aquatics Center (the "Water Cube") from National Stadium.

Mr. and Mrs. Ban Ki-Moon in front of the "Bird's Nest"

He praised the project, which will hold the Olympic opening ceremony, a grand event to enhance mutual understanding and harmonious co-existence between athletes and visitors from around the world on August 8, 2008.

With excellent venues and facilities and orderly organization work, the Beijing Games will be the most successful Olympics, Ban said.

Ban Ki-Moon tours the 2008 Olympic Project Display Center.

Zhang Jiandong (R), leader of the operations team of National Stadium, presents a souvenir to Ban Ki-Moon.