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Last update - 08:34 23/03/2008 EU parliament Pres. says Olympics boycott should be considered By DPA and Haaretz Service Tags: Hans-Gert Poettering, China  A boycott of this summer's Beijing Olympic Games should be considered if China does not re-evaluate its actions in Tibet, the president of the European Parliament said in an interview to be published in a German newspaper on Sunday. "Beijing must decide. It must negotiate with the Dalai Lama immediately," Hans-Gert Poettering told the mass circulation Bild newspaper. Advertisement Poettering added that boycott measures were justified, if there was no attempt at reconciling the differences. "We should not exclude the possibility of a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. We want a successful Games, but not at the price of the cultural genocide of the Tibetans," he said. Poettering, a member of the conservative Christian bloc in the parliament, said the European Parliament would discuss the situation in Tibet on Wednesday. China locked down the Tibetan capital last week after the largest and most violent protests against its rule in the region in nearly two decades. Dozens of people were killed when demonstrators rampaged through Lhasa, dashing Beijing's plans for a smooth run-up to August's Olympics. The exiled Tibetan government in India said that 30 people were confirmed dead, and that unconfirmed sources put the number at more than 100. The riots emerged from a volatile mix of pre-Olympics protests, diplomatic friction over Tibet and local discontent with the harsh ways of the region's Communist Party leadership. Related articles: Monks' bodies strike at Beijing Olympics China cracks down on Tibetan protests; at least 100 people killed in Tibet capital At least 10 killed, many injured in anti-China protests in Tibet Bookmark to del.icio.us   Getting online, already A gov't official is planning the first Web site 'to connect all Jews around the world'. Naim to meet you French-Israeli folk singer Yael Naim isn't worried about becoming too commercial.   1.   Boycott the Olympics. 02:49  |  sandra chitayat 23/03/08   2.   Here`s a few more reasons 06:08  |  David K 23/03/08   3.   To Tell You The Truth... 06:34  |  Yosemite 23/03/08   4.   Where are Clickfool, Linthwaite, Maureen Ann Indy &dog? 06:59  |  ka 23/03/08   5.   Europeans are slaves of money. 08:27  |  Atoo 23/03/08   6.   Strong and united 00:11  |  Sherlock Holmes 24/03/08   7.   If you like Tibetans you can have them 09:51  |  Mrs Levy`s Son 24/03/08

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