Beijing, 20 Mar. (Reuters/EP) – The Chinese authorities have harshly criticized this Monday the visit of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to India, where he attended a Buddhist conference organized by the Ministry of Culture.
The Nobel Peace Prize, who fled to India in 1959 accused by the Chinese government of inciting violence in Tibet, has insisted that he only wants the Himalayan region to achieve autonomy. "India ha estado ignorando las peticiones del Gobierno de China y ha invitado al Dalai Lama a la conferencia internacional budista que llevan a cabo todos los años las autoridades indias", said the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hua Chunying. "China condena la asistencia del Dalai Lama a una conferencia budista en India está muy insatisfecho y se opone con resolución a todo esto", He added. "Hemos instado a India a reconocer la naturaleza anti-China y separatista del Dalai Lama y a respetar los intereses de China, así como a evitar infligir más daño a la relación entre los países", Hua pointed out. the indian president, Pranab Mujerjee, has stated that the teachings of Buddhism are of special relevance in a world that faces continued violence. In December, Mujerjee received the Dalai Lama at his official residence along with other Nobel laureates in what marked the first meeting between the Tibetan leader and a senior Indian official in 60 years.
Representatives of India's federal government will meet the Dalai Lama next month during a visit to a border area that is under the control of Indian authorities but has been repeatedly claimed by Beijing..
