The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia and current President of the European Council, Janez Janša, welcomes today’s announcement from the People’s Republic of China of a planned meeting with a representative of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The Premier of the People’s Republic of China explicitly expressed a readiness to hold such talks in a letter to the Slovenian Prime Minister as early as 16 April this year.

 

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The Slovenian Prime Minister and President of the European Council, Mr Janez Janša, said he was pleased to see that the European Union’s efforts during the Slovenian EU Council Presidency had strengthened confidence in the international community, a factor which would contribute to respect for human rights and to the successful preparation and staging of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

 

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The Prime Minister reported that the Slovenian Presidency would continue to make every effort to further enhance comprehensive dialogue between the EU and the People’s Republic of China, as agreed at his meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing last year.