{"id":5511,"date":"2021-05-27T19:22:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=5511"},"modified":"2021-05-27T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:22:25","slug":"eu-backs-japan-holding-safe-and-secure-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2021\/5511\/","title":{"rendered":"EU backs Japan holding &#8216;safe and secure&#8217; Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tBrussels, May 27 (AFP\/APP):The EU and Japan said Thursday they backed the holding of a &#8220;safe and secure&#8221; Olympic Games despite calls for the event to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br \/>\n                  &#8220;We support the holding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe and secure manner this summer as a symbol of global unity in defeating COVID-19,&#8221; the two sides said in a statement following a video summit between EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel and Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.<br \/>\n                  Several parts of Japan are under a state of emergency because of a surge in infections, and the Japanese public is largely opposed to holding the Games this summer.<br \/>\n                  Medical groups have warned the massive event could introduce new variants to Japan and strain medical resources as the country battles a fourth virus wave.<br \/>\n                  Organisers have already barred overseas fans from the Tokyo Games, an unprecedented decision for the Olympics.<br \/>\n                  A decision on domestic spectators is expected in late June.<br \/>\n                  European Commission chief von der Leyen insisted the leaders said &#8220;we&#8217;re looking forward to the Olympic Games&#8221; during their video talks.<br \/>\n                  She pointed to the EU&#8217;s authorisation for more than 100 million doses of vaccines to be exported to Japan as &#8220;a strong sign that we support any preparation for the Olympic Games, and the safety of these Games&#8221;.<br \/>\n                  Japan is the largest importer of vaccines from the EU &#8212; but authorities in the country face criticism over the slow rate of inoculations that has left it lagging behind other developed economies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels, May 27 (AFP\/APP):The EU and Japan said Thursday they backed the holding of a &#8220;safe and secure&#8221; Olympic Games despite calls for the event to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. &#8220;We support the holding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe and secure manner this summer as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[109],"class_list":["post-5511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-109","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EU backs Japan holding &#039;safe and secure&#039; 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