Merkel holds talks with Dalai Lama
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel held an historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday, her office said, despite strong pressure from China not to receive the Buddhist leader.
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China on Tuesday said that a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Dalai Lama had damaged ties between the two nations, and called for Berlin to quickly fix the problem.
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BERLIN -- Days before hosting a Group of Eight summit that has already drawn violent protests, German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday said she welcomed President Bush's initiative on global warming but insisted it must fall within the framework of United Nations treaty negotiations. Merkel made the comments during a news conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, who concurred ...
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The Dalai Lama warned nations on Tuesday not to try to contain China's economic and military emergence, but urged countries like Australia to use their trading clout to pressure Beijing on human rights.
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Trade and climate issues will top the agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins a visit to China.
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LHASA -- The Dalai Lama may only return to his homeland if he renounces aspirations for Tibetan independence, and any talks can be held only with his personal representative, a senior Chinese official said yesterday. The tough words from Xiao Bai, deputy mayor of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, suggested that recent tentative, behind-the-scenes contacts between envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual ...
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The Dalai Lama arrived Monday on his first visit to Russia after Moscow abruptly reversed its refusal to grant the Tibetan spiritual leader entry.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled her determination to revive efforts aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in an interview days before she meets United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel angers China with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama in Berlin.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to hold a historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday despite strong protest from China, which has cancelled talks with German officials.
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The United States said Friday it hoped for &quot;substantial progress&quot; from a new round of talks scheduled in Beijing on Tibet, whose spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is demanding for greater autonomy.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is  expected to push for tougher global action against climate  change and ending human rights abuses in Darfur in meetings  with top Chinese officials on Monday.
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Australian PM John Howard is due to meet the Dalai Lama in Sydney, amid fierce opposition from China.
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BEIJING, (Dec 5) - The Dalai Lama's top envoy, in rare remarks on a dialogue process with China, has warned of potential instability unless the issue of Tibet is resolved within the lifetime of the 71-year-old spiritual leader.
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A senior German politician visiting India on an official trip has met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in spite of New Delhi's deep reservations about such contacts, officials said.
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Tony Blair is to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss aid and climate change ahead of the G8 summit.
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French President Jacques Chirac today meets Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks expected to centre on Franco-German tension over a major restructuring plan for European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.Comment