PM says cabinet will decide whether or not he will attend Beijing Olympics

On Thursday the prime minister said that it will be up to his cabinet to decide whether or not he will attend this summer’s Olympic Games hosted by Beijing. Mirek Topolánek made clear the final decision would be taken after analysis of China's crackdown in Tibet, which has spurred calls for an Olympic boycott. The prime minister is next in line to represent the Czech Republic at the games after President Klaus made clear he would not be attending as the result of planned surgery. The prime minister said in a statement that he fully stood by the government’s declaration expressing deep unease over the situation in Tibet and calling for the repression to stop.