In a significant development, Barack Obama the President of US will meet the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday defying Chinese pressure.
The meeting will be significant as well as crucial over Tibet issue; which has been opposed by China for long.
Obama and Dalai Lama will be discussing about Tibet, support for its unique religious culture, linguistic identity and protection of Tibetans, according to a White House statement.
The statement said that the President will highlight the US’s enduring support to the dialogue between hinese government and the Dalai Lama's representatives over the Tibet issue.
Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace laureate and the US President Obama met last time in February 2010.
Media persons will not be allowed to cover the meeting, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday morning at Map Room of the White House, instead of his Oval office.
Opposing the meeting between Obama and Dalai Lama, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei asked the US government to withdraw its invitation to Lama for meeting to avoid its interfering in internal affairs of China.
China has been opposing Dalai Lama, who has been living in exile since 1959 terming him as "splittist". Dalai Lama has been seeking rights for the people of Tibet.
The President of the International Campaign of Tibet Mary Beth said that the meeting will strengthen the relationship between US and Tibet. Dalai Lama is on ten days visit to US, and is presiding Buddhist teachings.
During his visit, Dalai Lama met with top leaders including John Boehner the Speaker of the House, Pelosi the Democratic leader, and John Kerry the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman.
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