The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reiterated its confidence in Beijing's preparations for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games amid the new coronavirus outbreak. 

It came as the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) held a high-level video conference with the IOC on Monday.

"After the coronavirus outbreak, President Thomas Bach sent letters to the Chinese Olympic Committee, expressing his confidence that the Games' preparations will not be affected," said Zhang Jiandong, vice mayor of Beijing and executive vice president of the BOCOG.

He added, "Although we did not meet in person in recent days, BOCOG has been keeping close communications with IOC vice president and chair of the Coordination Commission for Beijing 2022 Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., IOC's executive director for Olympic Games Christophe Dubi and other IOC officials, reporting important updates."

For his part, Samaranch Jr. said he is very impressed by how China has been dealing with the situation and the IOC is ready to give any assistance for China to go through the crisis.

The two sides also discussed issues including global ticket sales, hospitality programs and promotion of sustainable and legacy projects during the conference. 

(With input from Xinhua)