Caveat attached to CBA apology

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Updated February 13, 2009 16:15:41

The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association has confirmed sending a letter of apology to China's ambassador to Tonga. The Secretary-General of the Association Elizabeth Smith says the apology is for the disruption to the social occasion. China's Ambassador Fan Guijing walked out of the official opening of the association's conference in Nuku'Alofa on Tuesday in protest at remarks by the CBA vice president Mano Wikranamayke. Mr Wikranamayke said China had suppressed stories about the melamine contamination scandal to avoid disrupting the Bejing olympics. Ms Smith says the apology should not be seen as a lack of support for media freedom.

presenter: Geraldine Coutts
speaker: Elizabeth Smith, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association

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