France is not planning to join the US-led boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Thursday
PARIS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th December, 2021) France is not planning to join the US-led boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Thursday.
"With regard to China, we condemned the persecution of minorities such as the Uighurs, human rights violations, we expressed concern about the Chinese tennis player ... Here our position is clear. But boycotting the Olympics is a completely different story. sports should not be confused with politics. Therefore, France is not going to join it," Blanquer told the BFM tv.
