Así que la visita del Dalai Lama a México será sólo "pastoral, viene para atender las necesidades de la comunidad budista mexicana", formed by some 5,000 members
Mexico.- The president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto has no intention of receiving the Dalai Lama and we have not requested any meeting either., said Marco Antonio Karam, founder and president of Casa Tibet México, which represents Tibetan culture in Latin America.
"No sentimos que el ambiente sea favorable para ello y no queremos generar una controversia política que dañe la visita", added the expert in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, quien precisó que tampoco "nadie del gobierno ha ofrecido recibir al Dalai Lama".
Click to watch the video on Terra TVOn the other hand, The AP agency published a cable stating this Friday, that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), confirmed that Enrique Peña Nieto, will not meet with the Dalai Lama during what is the Tibetan spiritual leader's fourth visit to the country.
Mexico's diplomatic and friendly relationship with China depends on recognition of the one-China policy, stated the chancellery. The Dalai Lama advocates autonomy for Tibet.
The spiritual leader of Tibet, He said at a press conference on Friday that his trip is not political and that it is aimed rather at promoting human values..
When asked by a reporter about the situation in Tibet, The Dalai Lama evaded the answer and said: "Siguiente pregunta".
Beijing stated that, in 2011, Mexico seriously damaged its diplomatic relations with China due to the meeting held by the then president, Felipe Calderon, with the Dalai Lama.
Peña Nieto has diligently sought to boost Mexico's relations and trade with China. He received Chinese President Xi Jinping, who came in June on an official visit.
On his first visit to Mexico in 1989, the Tibetan leader - accused by Beijing of encouraging separatism- was received by the then president Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994).
When he returned in 2004 He was assisted by a senior immigration official while during his visit in September 2011 had a private meeting with Calderón (2006-2012).
Ese encuentro provocó molestias en Pekín y contribuyó a que la relación entre México y China fuera entonces "la más tensa de los últimos 40 años", with crises exacerbated by the marked trade deficit for the Mexican side and diplomatic incidents.
El XIV Dalai Lama, born in 1935 from a peasant family, He was recognized two years later as the reincarnation of his predecessor, according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition. in 1950, assumed the position of head of the Tibetan state, when he was threatened by Beijing.
A series of fruitless peace talks with Mao Tse-tung led the Tibetan people into 1959 to a failed uprising against the occupation, after which the Dalai Lama went into exile in Dharamsala, north of India, where he founded his government.
Since then, Beijing accuses spiritual leader of encouraging separatism and violence. Nobel Peace Prize winner 1989 renounced all independence claims since 1987 and calls on the Chinese government to respect the cultural legacy of its people.
The conflict persists and last Wednesday the Chinese police shot at protesters in Tibet, wounding 60 of them, according to several international NGOs that denounce an increase in repression.
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