The Dalai Lama met with US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya and White House National Security Council official Kelly Razuk.
During the meeting, Zeya “reaffirmed the US commitment to promoting the human rights of Tibetans and supporting efforts to preserve their unique historical, linguistic, cultural and religious heritage.”
During Wednesday’s meeting, Zeya also discussed US “support for the resumption of dialogue between the People’s Republic of China and His Holiness and his representatives,” the statement said.
Talks between Beijing and Tibetan leaders have been frozen since 2010.
The 89-year-old Dalai Lama underwent knee surgery in New York earlier this year and said in a statement in July that his recovery was going well.
In July, China sanctioned a US lawmaker for what Beijing described as “interference” in his support for Tibetans, a month after the US Congress passed a law boosting support for Tibet and senior US lawmakers met with the Dalai Lama in India.
China took control of Tibet in 1951, but in 1959 the Dalai Lama went into exile.
Tibet was largely autonomous before that.
2024-08-22 22:26:33