US Urges China To Talk To Dalai Lama Without Preconditions

DHARAMSHALA (ANI) – The United States Embassy in New Delhi spokesperson Christopher Elms visited the exiled Tibetan community and urged China to start dialogue with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama or his representatives without preconditions.

Elms said, “The Resolve Act as you know was passed by the Congress in June this year and signed into Law by President Joe Biden in July. I can’t speak on behalf of Congress, but on behalf of the administration and on behalf of President Biden, he signed the Act into law because we agree with the sentiment of the law that is there to protect the human rights of the Tibetan people.”

“The law also discusses Tibet as a political entity. It’s been a long-standing policy of the United States, and the President reiterated that the United States government still see the Tibet autonomous region and other Tibetan areas of China as a part of China, that does not change anything from our policy, that’s something that President Biden does control how we determine what international borders are. However, I think the next steps are what we have been urging for a long time which is a direct negotiation between China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives,” he added.

Further, Elms has called on China to engage in direct negotiations with the Dalai Lama or his representatives without preconditions.

“It’s been 13 years since they have been these district negotiations and we encourage China to engage in negotiations directly with the Dalai Lama or his representatives without preconditions,” he said.

The 14th Dalai Lama has just returned to his exile home in Dharamshala after successful knee treatment in the US. During Dalai Lama’s recent visit to the US, he met with various US officials.