Chinese govt will meet Dalai Lama's representative

Chinese state media today said the government will meet a private representative of the Dalai Lama soon.

Xinhua News Agency said it had learned of the development “from official sources”. An official was quoted as saying there had been requests repeatedly made by the Dalai side for resuming talks.

China has been under international pressure to open a dialogue with the Dalai Lama since anti-government riots in Tibet in mid-March.