Ministry calls for respect in choir event flag issue

‘NOT OLYMPICS’: Interkultur’s argument that the event in Sweden follows the ‘Olympic model’ does not hold water, as it is not the Games, a ministry official said The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday expressed concern to Interkultur, the organizer of the 14th World Choir Games, after it reportedly barred people from displaying the Republic of China (ROC) flag at the event in Sweden last week.Department of European Affairs Director-General Eric Huang (黃鈞耀) said that the department had asked Taiwan’s representative offices in Sweden and Germany, where Interkultur is based, to look into the matter and convey the country’s position to the organizer.“We urge them to uphold the event’s inclusiveness and respect the rights of free expression and media freedom,” Huang said when asked to commen