Русская версияThe Dalai Lama has opened his 12-day visit to France focusing on
religion with a stop at a Buddhist institute and a temple outside
Paris.
He also offered a message of goodwill to China as host of
the Summer Olympics. The Tibetan spiritual leader is spending most
of the duration of the Beijing Olympics in France, with only one
political event on his schedule. A closed-door meeting with French
lawmakers is planned for Wednesday. A meeting with President
Nicolas Sarkozy was dropped after Beijing warned Sarkozy of
"serious consequences" if he met him. China accuses the Dalai Lama
of stirring up unrest in Tibet. Sarkozy is trying to repair ties
with China, damaged by his initial threat to boycott the opening of
the Olympics and a series of pro-Tibet protests as the torch passed
through the French capital.
(Deutsche Welle)
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