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UN chief may skip Beijing Olympic ceremony
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has indicated he may not attend the Olympic ceremony in Beijing, as the torch relay moved to Argentina on Friday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:22 April 11, 2008
- Worldwide protests have marred the Olympic torch run around the globe following demonstrations against China's human rights policy in Tibet.
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Buenos Aires: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has indicated he may not attend the Olympic ceremony in Beijing, as the torch relay moved to Argentina on Friday.
Scheduling issues will prevent the secretary-general from attending, and his spokesoman said he will instead be on a "substantive" tour of China.
Some world leaders have said they will not attend, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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