Dalai Lama sends message with PM

Hefei, China - The French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, passed on a message from the Dalai Lama to the Chinese President, …

Hefei, China - The French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, passed on a message from the Dalai Lama to the Chinese President, Mr Jiang Zemin, at their meeting yesterday.

Mr Jiang reaffirmed China's willingness to have a dialogue with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, but said there was "nothing new" in the Dalai Lama's latest proposals, a French official source said.

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