Vilnius - In the ongoing drama of the Olympics and the situation in Tibet, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas has decided he will not attend the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing, but
will allow the nation to participate in the Olympics.
"Possibly
as a sign of solidarity with Tibet, state leaders should not attend the
opening of the Olympic Games," BNS quoted Kirkilas as
saying Thursday.
"I believe that the Olympic Games should take
place, and politics should not be mixed with sports. The idea of the
Olympic Games is to preserve world peace. They are attended by various
countries of various regimes," Kirkilas said.
Human rights watch groups urged world
leaders not to attend the opening ceremony in protest against the
Chinese government's actions in Tibet.
