German Economic Assistance Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul will reportedly meet the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan spiritual leader's upcoming visit to Germany. A government spokesman said the meeting will take place in Berlin on Monday. The Dalai Lama's five-day visit starts on Thursday.
Previously no member of the government had been prepared to meet the him, triggering a row between the parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition. Merkel met the Dalai Lama last September, a move which led to a chill in relations between Berlin and Beijing that ended only in January after intense German diplomatic efforts. The Tibetan spiritual leader, who enjoys huge popularity in Germany, will attend a conference and speak on human rights and religion Henin takes early exit from German Open ...
China steps up Dalai Lama rhetoric before talks ... in four cities before travelling to the German capital.
(Deutsche Welle)
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