Algeria's Bouteflika to attend Beijing Olympics opening
2008-08-05
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the first Algerian president to attend the opening of the Olympics game, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Monday (August 4th). In an interview, Bouteflika was quoted as saying he expects the upcoming Beijing Olympics to be a "splendid gathering for cultural and personal exchanges".
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