US wants serious engagement on Tibet, says His Holiness the Dalai LamaMonday, 30 November 2009, 9:39 a.m.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama gives teaching to Russian Buddhists  in Dharamsala, India

Dharamshala: His
Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday said US President Barack Obama, who
had urged China to resume dialogue to resolve the issue of Tibet during
his visit to recent Beijing, “wants serious engagement on Tibet”. Addressing
the two-day seminar of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists in
Dharamsala, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said the time has come for
China to change.“China have to go along with the world
trends…no matter how powerful the China is, it have to go with this way
and that is democracy, freedom, rule of law, independent judiciary and
freedom of news is very important, things will change definitely, how
soon no one knows,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama.“President
Obama himself wants to do something for Tibet and it is sure…so he want
to get more serious engagements about Tibet so if he meet me before his
China visit then the Chinese government have to take some punitive
action against him like it does in the case of French President and
German Chancellor,” His Holiness said.His Holiness said he was hoping to meet US President Barack Obama early next year to discuss the issue of Tibet.Earlier
on Thursday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed a gathering of
around hundred eye surgeons at the 18th annual National Conference of
the Vitreo-Retinal Society at Palampur near Dharamsala.His Holiness underlined the importance of eye, which he said is one of the important organs. His Holiness also said the world should learn religious harmony from India.Describing
the nonviolence principle as an ancient Indian philosophy, His Holiness
said he was only a messenger conveying that principle everywhere he
travels.