IOC president Jacques Rogge met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday to discuss preparations for the Beijing Games, which have been overshadowed by protests over China's human rights record and disruptions of the Olympic torch relay.
"It was a good meeting where a range of games topics were discussed between both parties," the IOC said in a statement.
The meeting lasted about an hour, and Rogge was accompanied by two IOC officials and China's two IOC members.
The IOC said Rogge would brief his executive board Thursday and give more details at a news conference Friday.
Rogge has refrained from criticizing China, saying he prefers to engage in "silent diplomacy" with the Chinese.
In an interview broadcast Wednesday on the VRT television network in his native Belgium, Rogge warned that pushing China too hard on Tibet and human rights would be counterproductive.
"If you know China, you know that mounting the barricades and using tough language will have the opposite effect," he said. "China will close itself off from the rest of the world, which, don't forget it, it has done for some 2,000 years."
Earlier Wednesday, Rogge chaired a meeting of the executive board. Members described it as a "preparatory meeting" for the official two-day board session starting Thursday and said the torch relay had not been discussed.
The meetings come amid heightened concern over the torch relay, which was hit by chaotic protests in London and Paris by activists opposed to China's crackdown in Tibet and other policies.
Tight security has been put in place for expected massive protests during the next leg of the relay in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the sensitivity of the Tibet issue was underlined when the Association of National Olympic Committees _ which oversees the world's 205 national Olympic bodies _ softened a statement that had urged China to resolve the conflict in the Himalayan region.
The group's original draft on Monday urged China to find "a fair and reasonable solution to the internal conflict that affects the Tibet region." But the final version Thursday changed the wording and dropped "the Tibet region" from the text.
In the new statement, ANOC states "its confidence that the government of the People's Republic of China shall strive to find, through dialogue and understanding, a fair and reasonable solution to the internal conflict for the benefit of the Games and the athletes."
The statement is expected to be debated on Thursday in a joint session of the IOC and ANOC executive boards.
"That is my mistake, I drafted the text," ANOC president Mario Vazquez Rana of Mexico said. "I was the author. It was not drafted by lawyers and in the first draft Tibet was mentioned. Then comments were made that this would be interfering in the internal affairs of the country."
Rogge expressed "deep concern" Tuesday over the violent nature of the torch protests and said the IOC board would review the plans for the rest of the relay. The IOC is also considering scrapping the international legs of future torch relays.
"We recognize the right for people to protest and express their views, but it should be nonviolent. We are very sad for all the athletes and the people who expected so much from the run and have been spoiled of their joy," Rogge said.
Rogge said in an AP interview at the lighting of the Olympic flame in Greece last month that he was pursuing "quiet diplomacy" with the Chinese over human rights and other issues. He said he would meet with Wen during the current Olympic conference in Beijing.
"I have a series of points to discuss with him and I'm sure he has points to discuss with me," Rogge said then.
The torch began its 85,000-mile (136,800-kilometer) journey from Ancient Olympia in Greece to Beijing on March 24, and was the focus of protests from the start. The round-the-world trip is the longest in Olympic history, and is meant to highlight China's rising economic and political power.
After San Francisco, the torch is scheduled to travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and then to a dozen other countries. The relay also is expected to face demonstrations in New Delhi and possibly elsewhere on its 21-stop, six-continent tour before arriving in mainland China May 4. The Olympics begin on Aug. 8.
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AP Sports Writers Stephen Wade in Beijing and Raf Casert in Brussels contributed to this report.
