The American side will pay for the decision to declare a diplomatic boycott in the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. On Wednesday, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Van Wenbin said on Wednesday, writes TASS.
“We have already stated that the United States will pay the price for their erroneous actions. Let’s wait and see what will happen next,” he said in response to the question of which countermeasures plans to accept China. He also did not answer the question of whether the PRC plans to take similar steps towards Australia for the boycott of the Olympics.
According to him, China did not send any official invitations to the Olympics to the representatives of the Government of Australia. As the diplomat said, thereby not pay attention to their absence, so it does not prevent the game. He also noted that Linking a boycott with respect for human rights in Xinjiang-Uygur district of the PRC is contrary to the spirit of the Olympic Charter.