EU nations balk at diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Germany and Austria urge caution against 'politicizing' Games

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks with the media as she arrives for a European Union ministerial meeting in Brussels on Dec. 13. © AP

YASUO TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

BRUSSELS -- Several members of the European Union have distanced themselves from a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.

Top diplomats representing EU states disclosed their positions on the issue as they gathered Monday for the bloc's Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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