By DPA
New York : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Chinese government that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Marie Okabe said Beijing was told of the decision “some months ago”. She said the move was a result of scheduling issues and was unrelated to the widespread call to boycott the opening ceremony to protest China’s alleged human rights abuses in Tibet.
SUPPORT TWOCIRCLES
HELP SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND NON-PROFIT MEDIA. DONATE HERE