Uganda Olympics Committee urges Tibetan separatists to keep politics out of Beijing Olympics

KAMPALA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Olympics Committee (UOC) has urged Tibetan separatists to keep politics out of the Beijing Olympics, saying that the event is a symbol of unity among the people of the world with deferent political, religious, and tribal differences.

Frank Nyangweso, the President of the UOC, told Xinhua in an interview here Wednesday that it was unfortunate that the separatists are bent on disorganizing the games slated to start in August as they have done to the torch relay.

"China should be given chance to host the games peacefully. I hope the games will be peaceful and hope we will not have the same situation that we have seen with the torch relay," he said.

"The Tibet issue is a Chinese internal issue which should not be internationalized," he said.

He said mixing politics with the Olympics would lead to more divisions in the world instead of uniting it, a wish the International Olympic Committee has always had.

Meanwhile, Nyangweso said Uganda would send a 50-member delegation to the Beijing Olympic Games.