“The Secretary General received an invitation from the Chinese government to attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, and he accepted it,” TASS quoted Dujarrik as saying.
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron opposed a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
In turn, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin warned Western countries about the consequences of the diplomatic boycott of OI-2022.
On December 6, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced that the United States would stage a diplomatic boycott of the Chinese Olympics over "human rights violations."
Australia and Canada have also joined the boycott.
At the same time, athletes from these countries will participate in the Games.