BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo met here with visiting Lao President Choummaly Saygnasone and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula on separate occasions on Thursday, a day before the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games.

    Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress(NPC), welcomed the two presidents to come to attend the opening ceremony of the Games, saying that their arrivals showed their "support for the Games".

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), shakes hands with President of Laos Choummaly Saygnasone during their meeting in Beijing, China, Aug. 7, 2008. Choummaly Saygnasone is here to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and other events. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Everything for the Games is ready, Wu said.

    During the meeting with Choummaly, Wu expressed gratitude for the help and support offered by Laos when China suffered a snow disaster in the southern areas and the May 12 strong earthquake in the southwest. He said China and Laos are good neighbors, friends and partners, and the Chinese government and the NPC would work with the Lao government and parliament to further bilateral ties.

    Choummaly said Laos valued relations with China and would continuously enhance the relationship between the two countries. He wished China to hold a successful Olympic games.

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of Chinese National People's Congress (NPC), shakes hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during their meeting in Beijing, China, Aug. 7, 2008. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is here to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and other events. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    While meeting with Lula, Wu said he wished that athletes of Brazil, as a sports power, would succeed in competition during the Beijing Games.

    He said China and Brazil had cemented the strategic partnership, and the legislative organs of the two countries maintained frequent contact. China would promote mutually beneficial cooperation with Brazil.

    Lula pledged to deepen the strategic partnership with China.

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), shakes hands with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), during their meeting in Beijing, China, Aug. 7, 2008. Kim Yong Nam arrived in Beijing on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and other events. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Wu also met with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday afternoon.

    Wu said China and the DPRK enjoyed traditional friendship and the bilateral ties had developed soundly. He hoped the two countries would take the chance of 60th anniversary of Sino-DPRK ties and the "year of friendship" of 2009 to push forward the relationship.

    Kim Yong Nam said the DPRK would make joint effort with China to promote the relationship.

    The Beijing Olympic Games will start on Friday. More than 80 heads of states and governments and royals will attend the opening ceremony Friday evening in China's National Stadium, better known as the Bird's Nest.