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Dalai Lama Says Not Seeking Independence From China
May 16, 2008
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Bochum, Germany, 16 May 2008 (AFP) - The Dalai Lama insisted Friday he is not seeking independence for Tibet, as he pressed ahead with a five-country Western tour two months after deadly violence erupted in his homeland.
"We want to live in peace with our Chinese brothers and sisters," the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told a news conference in the western city of Bochum on the second day of a visit to Germany.
"We are not seeking independence," but merely greater autonomy and more respect for Tibet culture, religion and language, he said.
The Nobel peace prize winner said that although he was opposed to all forms of violence he admitted that there were some in Tibet who favoured a different course.
After Germany the 72 year-old will go to Britain, Australia, the United States and France in a three-month tour that will keep the issue of Tibet in the headlines in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Beijing in August.
On Thursday, the Dalai Lama accused China of "suppression" through its military crackdown on violent protests in the Himalayan region in March that Tibetan leaders say left more than 200 people dead.
He said that it was in China's best interest to improve relations with the Tibetans but that its policy had created resentment well beyond Tibet's borders.
China's reaction to the Tibet unrest drew international condemn
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