VIENNA: The Dalai Lama and the prime minister of Tibet’s government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay yesterday said they were open to dialogue with China and called for real autonomy for the region.
The 76-year-old exiled Tibetan spiritual leader who is on an 11-day visit to Austria said he wanted a solution with mutual benefit for Tibet and China. Sangay stressed that it was not a question of securing independence for Tibet but that the region aspired to real autonomy within the Chinese constitution.
Sangay also condemned what he termed unacceptable conditions in Tibet due to the Chinese presence there and said the situation was unbearable for the people.
Chinese ambassador to Vienna Shi Mingde said Austria should not offer a platform to the Dalai Lama’s separatist tendencies, adding that it would not be beneficial to relations with Beijing.
FROM: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Dalai Lama urges real autonomy for Tibet
