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Gymnich: Tibet requires "dialogue" instead of boycott

British Foreign Minister David Miliband tells journalists the Tibet crisis requires a dialogue with China, and not a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

from YouTube on Sat, Mar 29 2008

see also:

03 May 08 visit Barroso tells China he opposes Olympic boycott  »  YouTube videoDuring a press conference in Beijing, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says he told Chinese government representatives that he opposes a boycott of the 2008 Olympics over Tibet.
14 Aug 08 visit Boycott Watch (SM) Olympics Boycott Survey  »  YouTube videoBoycott Watch conducted a survey to find out if people are actually boycotting the Olympics after the calls to boycott over human rights in China and Tibet, as seen in the Olympic torch relay.
08 May 08 visit Boycott the Beijing Olympics! - 北京オリンピックをボイコットしよう  »  YouTube videoBoycott the Beijing Olympics! China has too many concerns to host the Olympics. Genocide in Tibet, East Turkistan, Darfur, Burma, human rights violations, environmental pollution, contaminated foods, Chinese hooligans,,,,,,, China has no capacity to...
29 Feb 08 visit British minister against boycott  »  People's Daily British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said there should be no boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, as engagement rather than isolation is the way forward. "We believe the Olympics are an opportunity to celebrate the progress that has ...
30 Mar 08 visit EU foreign ministers reject call for boycott of Beijing Olympics  »  People's Daily The European Union (EU) foreign ministers rejected on Saturday the call for a boycott of the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games over the Tibet issue. "We are separating the issue of human rights dialogue, intercultural dialogue and so o ...
24 Feb 08 visit British foreign secretary opposes boycott of Beijing Olympics  »  People's Daily British Foreign Secretary David Miliband reiterated on Saturday his opposition against a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games this summer. "I do not support an Olympic boycott. I do support engagement with China on the need to work ...

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