Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said his government opposes a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, reports from Copenhagen said Tuesday.

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 News Agency April 2, 2008)