UN Chief Antonio Guterres praises Olympic values

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Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday praised Olympic values after a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach ahead of Friday’s Pyeongchang Winter Games opening ceremony.

The IOC played a part in getting North Korean athletes to the Games in South Korea in spite of months of tensions in the region over the North’s nuclear and missile testing programme.

Guterres stressed that the message of peace goes beyond the Korean peninsula.

“Obviously in the present context there is a lot of attention for the message of peace in relation to the Korean peninsula.

“I want to say very clearly that the Olympic message of peace is not local, it’s universal.

“It is valid everywhere where we struggle to try to address the very many conflicts we are facing.

“The Olympic spirit is the most important symbol of peace in…



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