Berlin - The Olympic Games in China are increasingly becoming a political issue. Given the anschwelenden conflicts between China and Tibet, the EU Parliament is now considering a boycott of the competition.
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering in the "Bild am Sonntag newspaper:" Beijing has made a decision. It sollteunverzüglich negotiate with the Dalai Lama. DerVerständigung signals remain, I consider boycott measures as justified. "
Poettering: "We should not boycott the Olympics inPeking exclude. We want a successful Games - abernicht for the price of cultural genocide against the Tibetans, the Dalai Lama speaks of demder."
Refusal to learn the boycott threats from the ranks of the German sport. Michael Vesper, director general of the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) said the "Rheinpfalz am Sonntag newspaper:" The OlympischenSpiele are not a means to an end and can not be used as a pawn fürdie policy. "
