Chinese President Hu Jintao met here on Thursday morning with five of his foreign counterparts, all guests to the opening ceremony of the impending Beijing Olympic Games.

The five included Laotian President Choummaly Saygnasone, Serbian President Boris Tadic, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Montenegro President Filip Vujanovic, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Meeting with the five leaders successively in the the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, Hu first extended a warm welcome to the guests on behalf of the Chinese government and people.

"China is ready to work with Laos to carry forward their traditional friendship and deepen mutually-beneficial cooperation, so as to push forward bilateral ties and benefit the peoples of both countries," Hu told his Laotian counterpart.

China and Laos can achieve a win-win outcome through tapping economic complementarities, as China is encouraging its enterprises to invest overseas and Laos is trying to make a better use of its rich resources, said Hu, adding that China would help Lao's development as much as its own capacity allows.

The Laotian president thanked China for all the past support and assistance, and expressed the hope that the two sides further strengthen their friendly cooperation.

In his meeting with President Tadic, Hu pointed out that it is the common aspiration of the Chinese and Serbian peoples to consolidate and deepen friendly cooperation between the two countries, which will also serve the fundamental interests of both peoples.

"China would like to strengthen political dialogue and promote pragmatic cooperation with Serbia, and will encourage and support domestic enterprises to invest in Serbia," said Hu.

China also understands and supports Serbia's efforts to integrate with the rest of Europe, he added.

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