President Obama is committed to meet Dalai Lama: US
PTI[Monday, January 25, 2010 22:31]
Washington, Jan 23: Notwithstanding objection from China, the White House has said US President Barack Obama is committed to meet Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and this has been conveyed to Beijing.
"Most certainly," White House spokesman Mike Hammer told foreign journalists at the Washington Press Centre here, when asked if Obama would be meeting the Dalai Lama this year.
"The President has made clear to the Chinese government that we intend to meet with the Dalai Lama, it has been his every intention," Hammer said.
However, he did not give any date of the meeting.
Last year, the White House and the office of the Dalai Lama had said the two leaders would be meeting the Tibetan spiritual leader after the China visit of the US President in mid-November.

The Dalai Lama was in Washington in October.