January 8, 2015: China would benefit from fruits of dialogue on Tibet, says US The US government yesterday said that China would benefit from the fruits of dialogue and urge the Chinese Government to seize the opportunity to further engage with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Responding to ‘reports of exchange of emissaries between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government about possibility of talks between the two’, US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki in a daily press briefing yesterday said: ‘I’ve seen the reports. I don’t have any confirmation, but I can convey that we’ve long encouraged the Chinese Government to hold direct and substantive discussions with the Dalai Lama or his representatives without preconditions aimed at resolving differences.’ ‘We believe that all people in the PRC would benefit from the fruits of dialogue and urge the Chinese Government to seize the opportunity to further engage with the Dalai Lama,’ Ms Psaki said. The comments by the US State Department also came on the heels of a meeting of the Task Force on Negotiations held in Dharamsala from 5-6 January on the political developments in China and on issues relating to the future of dialogue with the Chinese leadership. Tibetan political leader Dr. Lobsang Sangay, who chaired the two-day meeting, reiterated the Tibetan leadership’s commitment for the peaceful resolution of the Tibetan issue through dialogue between envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and representatives of the Chinese leadership. The Tibetan leadership remains firmly committed to non-violence and the Middle Way Approach, and strongly believes that the only way to resolve the issue of Tibet is through dialogue.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:39:19 +0000
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