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China holds 'frank' Tibet talks | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A spokesman for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says talks with Chinese officials last week were "open and frank". | |
In his first remarks since the talks, Lodi Gyari said both sides had "strong and divergent views" on the causes of violence in Tibet in March. | |
The envoy said a date for further talks would be announced soon. | |
China has accused the Dalai Lama of instigating the violence and of seeking to undermine the Beijing Olympics. | |
Two aides of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader travelled to Beijing for the talks on Sunday. | |
It was the first contact between the two sides since anti-China protests in Tibet in March turned violent. | |
Release prisoners | |
In a written statement, Mr Gyari said each side had exchanged "concrete proposals which can be part of a future agenda". | |
But he categorically rejected Chinese accusations that the Dalai Lama had instigated unrest and demonstrations in Tibet. | |
Instead, he described the events in Tibet as the inescapable consequences of decades of wrong official policy. | |
"The task at hand is to address the legitimate concerns of the Tibetan people in a realistic and constructive way," he said. | |
He said the Tibetan side had asked for the release of prisoners and access to medical treatment for the injured. | |
Mr Gyari also called for an end to China's "patriotic re-education" campaign, which he said was deeply resented by the Tibetan people. |
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