Belgens from Sochi

Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Ruopo said he would not come to the Olympics in Sochi. It is reported by Deredactie.be. The spokeswoman Di Rupo explained that the decision of the prime minister should not be regarded as a boycott of games, since visiting the competition was not initially included in his work schedule.

Chris Peters, Minister -President of Flanders, one of the three regions of the country, does not intend to come to the Olympics. It was reported that his visit to Sochi was also not planned from the very beginning.

62 -year -old Di Ruopo, who took his post in December 2011, is an open homosexual.

On Sunday, it became known that at the opening of games in Sochi is ignored by France President Francois Hollande. As explained by the head of the country's Foreign Ministry, Laurent Fabius, at the ceremony "The presence of the President of France is not provided." The minister added that he himself would not come in Sochi either.

Fabius did not explain whether such a decision of Hollande is related to the action of a homophobic law in Russia, which has been criticized by European politicians repeatedly. Hollande is known as an active fighter for LGBT rights. In 2013, in France, despite mass protests, a law was adopted on the legalization of same -sex marriages.

Earlier, the Boycot of the Olympics was announced by Germany President Joachim Gauk. The presidential administration explained that the decision should be understood as criticism of human rights violations and a protest against opposition repressions in Russia.

It is also known that the first persons of Poland will not come to the opening of the Olympics. The president of the country Bronislav Komorovsky said that he was not going to go to Sochi, because "games begin to cause emotions not only sports, but also political." Prime Minister Donald Tusk also refused the trip. At the same time, both Komorovsky and Tusk were asked by the media not to call their decision boycott.

She refused to travel to Sochi and the vice president of the European Commission Vivian Reading. On her twitter, the official explained the boycott by the adoption of discriminatory homophobic law in Russia. Reading - Commissioner of the European Union for Justice and Fundamental Rights.

Representatives of Russia, including the preparation for the Olympiad, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko, representative of the Foreign Ministry Konstantin Dolgov repeatedly stated that nothing threatens LGBT participants. At the same time, they all emphasized that the authorities expect from athletes and guests of the games of strict observance of Russian laws.