EU official wary of Olympics
18/03/2008 16:11  - (SA)  

Tibet protests spreading - China China wants embassies protected Merkel rejects Olympics boycott

Berlin - The president of the European Union's Parliament says politicians should consider staying away from the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics, if the violence continues in Tibet.

Hans-Gert Poettering told Deutschlandfunk Radio on Tuesday that "all options should be kept open" about the 2008 Olympic Games, but he urged politicians who plan to attend the opening ceremonies to "consider, if (the violence) continues, whether it would be responsible to make such a trip."

He is also calling on China's leadership to "do everything possible to reach reconciliation in Tibet, so that the violence will stop and the Olympic Games will have a chance".

 

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