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Polish PM to boycott Beijing Olympics

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Published 27 March, 2008, 10:25

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says he's boycotting the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer in protest at the excessive use of force in Tibet.

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The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on a document urging all European Union leaders to join the boycott.

It follows French President Nicolas Sarkozy saying he's also considering not going to China.

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