Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Saturday that his country strongly opposes any attempt and activity to interrupt the Olympic Games in Beijing.
The Olympic Games is a sports event only, but some people never stopped causing trouble for the Olympic Games, he said, adding they even used the issues in Tibet and Sudan to sabotage the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that his coalition government believes boycotting the Beijing Olympics is neither realistic nor productive.
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. television Sunday that both Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and himself will not boycott Beijing Olympics over the Tibet issue.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told reporters Wednesday that the Chinese government is making efforts for the Beijing Olympics, so it is inappropriate to talk about a boycott of the games.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his country will not boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said recently that he was looking forward to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, and wished success of the games.
Andris Pelss, foreign policy advisor to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, said he believes the Chinese government is capable of solving the Tibet issue properly and Latvia opposes boycotting of the Beijing Olympics.
Other officials who expressed opposition to boycotting of the Beijing Olympic Games included Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.
(Xinhua News Agency April 7, 2008)