BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia -- The European Union on Friday appealed to China to resolve the crisis in Tibet through peaceful means. "All issues have to be resolved peacefully. That is an appeal to China," said EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana at a two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the EU's 27 countries. But he added that while Tibet's cultural heritage must be respected, the EU also respects China's territorial integrity. On Tuesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested he could boycott the opening ceremony of the Aug. 8-24 Beijing Olympics to protest China's crackdown on recent unrest in Tibet. However, no officials at the EU meeting asked for a full-blown boycott of the games. "Foreign policy should have more effective instruments. We are calling for a dialogue inside China, between the Dalai Lama and the authorities in Beijing. That is the way to go," said Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said a boycott of the games "would help neither the people of China, nor sports."
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