Leading politicians from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU bloc have urged foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of coalition partner SPD to meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to Germany next week.
The premier of the state of Lower Saxony Christian Wulff of the CDU and CSU leader Erwin Huber told the German weekly 'Welt am Sonntag' that would be a gesture of support for the ongoing dialogue between Beijing and representatives of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader. During his four-day visit, the Dalai Lama will meet several high-ranking politicians, including the Speaker of parliament Norbert Lammert. Steinmeier has so far refused to meet the Tibetan leader. Chancellor Merkel will not EU Condemns Lebanese Violence in Beirut ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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