“I think there is no need to politicize this topic, especially to take small and symbolic measures,” TASS quotes Macron.
He noted that the boycott is primarily associated with the absence of athletes at the games, citing the situation with the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 as an example.
According to the French leader, "instead of small measures, you need to engage in useful activities."
The US, UK, Canada and Australia have officially announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games.
At the same time, athletes from these countries are not prohibited from participating in the Olympics.
Earlier Pozdnyakov called the diplomatic boycott of a number of OI countries in Beijing senseless.