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Dalai Lama envoys in China talks

by Sanjay Jha | July 1, 2008 at 01:31 am

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Representatives of exiled Tibet's leader the Dalai Lama have begun talks with Chinese authorities in Beijing. Just before the Olympic the meeting is aimed to cut simmering tension between both sides.

Senior envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are in Beijing to hold formal talks with the Chinese government.
The meeting aims to ease tensions following violent anti-China protests in March in Tibet.
In a statement, the Dalai Lama urged the envoys to achieve "tangible progress" in the two-day talks.
Chinese authorities have given few details of the talks, confirming neither the time, venue nor the agenda.
Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the violent protests that erupted in and around Tibet in March.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner denies the allegations and says he is seeking greater autonomy, not independence, for Tibet.
'Difficult issue'
The two sides held informal talks in May, in what was seen as a concession by Beijing to international pressure in the wake of the violence.
This round of talks is a continuation of formal dialogue that began in 2002, said Samdhong Rimpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile.