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The Danish government is to take diplomatic steps to highlight and criticise Russia’s new anti-gay propaganda law, while the Danish Crown Prince warns that discrimination against individual groups runs contrary to the Olympic Charter.
“The law is objectionable. It risks fostering discrimination and the abuse of minorities in Russian society – something we have already seen examples of, and to which the law gives the stamp of approval. We will hold Russia to its international obligations,” says Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal, adding Denmark will raise the issue at the European Council in September, and possibly also at the United Nations and Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
