ALJAZEERA: President Barack Obama met with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday at the White House, and reiterated his strong support for the preservation of Tibet’s rights. But the administration also used a post-meeting statement to reiterate that the president does not support Tibetan independence.
The Dalai Lama, for his part, said he is not seeking independence, but hopes his representatives and the Chinese government will resume talks…
Obama hosted the Dalai Lama, a fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, at a private morning meeting in the Map Room of the White House. Traditionally, when Obama meets with presidents and prime ministers, he hosts them in the Oval Office and allows reporters to witness a short portion of the meeting. The decision to hold the meeting elsewhere and to close the meeting to reporters could signal an attempt to avoid the appearance of a formal meeting between two heads of state… (more)
