EU statement on the visit of the Dalai’s Lama’s envoys to China

The European Union welcomes the fact that the representatives of the Dalai Lama are at present visiting China for the third time, since resumption of the contacts in September 2002.

The EU has been looking forward to a third visit and hopes that it will encourage the start of meaningful and direct dialogue between Beijing and the Dalai Lama’s representatives, leading to a peaceful and sustainable solution for Tibet.

The EU will follow this visit with great interest.