In a statement, the Dalai Lama's team issued an apology, stating that he "often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras."ĪLSO READ | Video of Dalai Lama asking minor boy to 'suck his tongue' sparks rowĪ tweet from Dalai Lama’s official Twitter handle on Monday (April 10) said, "A video has been circulating that shows a recent meeting when a young boy asked His Holiness the Dalai Lama if he could give him a hug. The Dalai Lama found himself at the centre of controversy after a video went viral showing the Tibetan spiritual leader asking a minor boy to "suck my tongue". It was deep in my heart to talk about this cause me & my friend was talkin last night & then the dalai lama thing happen this morning âæThank you everyone.I just have to realize the people attacking me are justâæ Zeya, who will also travel to Bangladesh during July 8-14, is set to meet senior government officials in New Delhi to discuss the US-India partnership, including “advancing shared solutions to global challenges, democracy, regional stability, and cooperation on humanitarian relief”, the US state department said.Wow all this support I’m getting at the same time is beautiful. India and the US are working together for a “more open, prosperous, secure, inclusive & resilient” world, she said. “The US should take concrete actions to honour its commitment of acknowledging Xizang as part of China, stop meddling in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of Xizang-related issues, and offer no support to the anti-China separatist activities.,” it said.Īhead of her arrival in India, Zeya said in a tweet that she looked forward to “productive meetings with Government of India & civil society leaders building on momentum of historic State Visit” to the US last month. The Tibetan government in exile is a “separatist political group and an illegal organisation”, the statement contended. The statement claimed the Dalai Lama is not “just a religious figure, but rather a political exile who has long been engaging in anti-China separatist activities”.
China has always opposed this and never recognised it, it said. The Chinese embassy’s statement described the position held by Zeya as “pure offense and a move of political manipulation to interfere in China’s internal affairs”. The US delegation included Donald Lu, assistant secretary for South and Central Asian affairs, US ambassador Eric Garcetti, and USAID deputy assistant administrator Anjali Kaur. He added that Zeya has been very active on Tibetan issues, including the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, since her appointment by the Biden administration.īesides Tsering, Norzin Dolma, the minister of information and international relations, Tencho Gyatso, president of the International Campaign for Tibet, and several senior Tibetan officials participated in the meeting. The Ukraine crisis also figured in the meeting and the Dalai Lama expressed his desire to see a weapons-free world, Tsering said. He added that the Dalai Lama had jokingly told Zeya that he is the “defence minister for India in the Himalayas” and that the “Buddhist community is the frontline defender for India”.
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“This comes at a time when Chinese Buddhists are devoid of spirituality,” Tsering said. The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023, a free online global event presented by Lions Roar and Tibet House US, will explore how we can navigate our increasingly uncertain world with compassion, goodness, and virtue on March 16-20, 2023. Penpa Tsering, the political leader of the CTA who was part of the Dalai Lama’s delegation, said the discussions at the meeting centred around the need to preserve Tibet’s rich and valuable cultural heritage. “Xizang (Tibet) affairs are purely internal affairs of China and no external forces have the right to interfere,” it said.Ī post on Facebook by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said the Dalai Lama met a US delegation led by Zeya. In a strongly worded statement, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi opposed any contact between foreign officials and “Tibetan independence” forces. Shortly after arriving in New Delhi, she met the Dalai Lama along with senior US officials and discussed the situation in Tibet. Zeya, who is also US under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights, began a visit to India on Sunday. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama met US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya (PTI File Photo) NEW DELHI: US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya’s meeting with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi triggered an angry response on Monday from China, which said “no external forces have the right to interfere” in the affairs of Tibet.
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