JERUSALEM: TIBET'S SPIRITUAL LEADER THE DALAI LAMA MEETS ISRAELI KNESSET SPEAKER AVRAHAM BURG.

Record ID: 399143

  • Title: JERUSALEM: TIBET'S SPIRITUAL LEADER THE DALAI LAMA MEETS ISRAELI KNESSET SPEAKER AVRAHAM BURG.
  • Date: 24th November 1999
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (NOVEMBER 24) (REUTERS) 1. TIBETAN SPIRITUAL LEADER, THE DALAI LAMA WITH KNESSET SPEAKER AVRAHAM BERG, EXCHANGING GIFTS 0.20 2. GV/PAN: DALAI LAMA AND BURG ENTER KNESSET BUILDING 0.37 3. CU/GV: (SOUNDBITE) (English) AVRAHAM BURG SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE SAYING "His holiness the Dalai Lama and myself, participated in what I can des
  • Embargoed: 9th December 1999 12:00
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  • Location: JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVACCIBTYB8QLBYXSZM0U86K1RP5
  • Story Text: Despite diplomatic pressure from China, Tibetan
    spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has met the Israeli
    parliament speaker.

    The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met
    the speaker of the Israeli parliament, Avraham Burg on
    Wednesday (November 24, 1999), a meeting that has not pleased
    Chinese authorities.

    The Chinese had protested against the timing of the
    talks between the Dalai Lama and Burg, a day before a visit to
    Israel by Li Peng, the chairman of the National People's
    Congress and China's second most powerful man.

    Last month, China said it was willing to hold talks
    with the Dalai Lama if he stopped separatist activities
    advocating Tibetan independence and if he admitted Taiwan and
    Tibet are part of China.

    The Dalai Lama has traditionally been a strong supporter
    of Tibetan autonomy since fleeing the country in 1959 after it
    was occupied by Chinese Communist troops.China, in contrast,
    maintains that Tibet is part of its country.

    Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, the Dalai Lama
    has said he favours negotiations for autonomy under Chinese
    rule that could preserve and promote Tibetan cultural,
    religious and linguistic autonomy.


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