Original title: Syrian Olympic Committee issued a statement in support of the Beijing Winter Olympics

Damascus, December 2 (reporter Xue Dan) on December 2 local time, the Syrian Olympic Committee issued a public statement expressing its firm support for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
The statement said that at a time when the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games were intense, the US president announced that the United States would not send government officials to attend the Beijing Winter Olympic Games on the grounds of so-called "China's violation of human rights", and some countries followed suit. The Syrian Olympic Committee firmly supports China's opposition to the above-mentioned acts, emphasizes that it should abide by the basic principles and purposes of the Olympic Charter on "political neutrality of sports" and respect the theme slogan of "working together for the future" of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The statement called on the IOC to take a clear position and stressed the importance of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the need to abide by the Olympic Charter.