On Tuesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was the first European leader to suggest that a boycott of the opening ceremony was a possibility to protest China's handling of the unrest in Tibet.
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NOT INTERESTED German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel said they were not planning to attend the Olympic opening ceremony
AFP AND AP , BEIJING AND BRDO PRI KRANJU, SLOVENIA
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