German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama on Sunday - je 24.09.07

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama on Sunday, and voiced her support for the Buddhist leader's quest for cultural autonomy for Tibet. This was the first time that the exiled spiritual leader has been received by a German chancellor. China tried to pressure Merkel into cancelling the meeting. Beijing regards the Dalai Lama as a seperatist leader, who seeks to harm the country. +++SYN+++