World politicians express support for Beijing Olympics

CHINA: A number of world politicians have recently expressed their support for the Beijing Olympic Games. South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Monday that he hopes the upcoming torch relay in Seoul would be an opportunity to promote the spirit of the Olympic Games.

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon Tae-young said Friday that his country’s government fully supports the ongoing Olympic torch relay and is making all efforts to ensure the relay in Seoul a success.

Jigjee Sereejav, press officer of Mongolia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Monday that he believes the Beijing Olympic Games will be held successfully and will be the best opportunity for Mongolian athletes to win their first Olympic gold medal.

The secretary-general of the Switzerland-China Committee of the Swiss Federal Assembly, Pierre Kohler, said Sunday that he believes the Beijing Olympics will be a success, as will the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

The Olympics should not be made a political tool, and it is a blunder to boycott the sports event, Kohler told Xinhua, adding that he was strongly opposed to the demonstrations against the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris.

Beijing, Tuesday, Xinhua