Denmark opposes boycott of Beijing Olympics: PM
2/4/2008 16:50
Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said his government
opposes a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, reports from Copenhagen said
yesterday.
Representatives of Denmark's royal family and government will
attend the event in August, Rasmussen said in a written reply to some Danish
lawmakers' inquiries.
"Sports must not be confused with politics," he said,
adding that Denmark should send official delegates to Beijing in support of its
athletes' participation in the Olympics.
Earlier, Danish Foreign Minister Per
Stig Moeller also said the government opposes a boycott of the Beijing Olympic
Games.
"It is erroneous to threaten to boycott the Olympics," he told
reporters earlier when attending a meeting of EU foreign ministers in
Slovenia.
Xinhua
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