Anchor: As protests during the Olympic torch relay attract worldwide attention, President of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, has stressed unity ahead of the joint meeting of the IOC executive board and the National Olympic Committees. Our reporter Lu Chen has more.

Reporter:
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge is now emphasizing unity among the 205 national Olympic committees.
Given the disturbances that have followed the Olympic flame over the past week, Rogge says the IOC has no plans to cancel the rest of the global relay. The ongoing torch relay will continue, and the protests won't damage the Olympic movement.

"Whether it has damaged the Olympic movement, I would say it has damaged those who have pledged to violence against the torch relay. I don't think that the torch, as such a symbol of the unity of the world, has been damaged. What has been damaged is the protests around [it]."

China has assured the IOC that all necessary measures will be taken to provide safe passage for the torch.
Rogge also says this is not the time to make decisions on the future of the relay.

"We'll make a global briefing of the Olympic Games at the end of September and the beginning of October. Obviously, we are going to study the torch relay. Now, of course, we have more difficulties, so we have to assess what we do later on. This is not a judgement to be made in the heat of the events of this week. We'll do that quietly in September or October."

The Olympic Games is a big sporting event. As the president of IOC, Rogge must handle all issues related to the Games. The history of the Olympics has been filled with challenges. Compared to past experiences, Rogge thinks this year's team is doing well.

Lu Chen, CRI News.