Mongolia says no more Dalai Lama visits
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MONGOLIA says it will no longer allow the Dalai Lama to visit the country after a recent trip prompted protests from China and the suspension of talks on a major loan.
China’s foreign ministry said yesterday that Beijing “attached importance” to the remarks by Mongolia’s top diplomat and hoped the country would “honor the commitment” it has made on the issue.
In an interview with a local newspaper, Unuudur, Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil expressed regret that the Dalai Lama’s visit had hurt ties with China.
“You can understand that during the full term of this government, the Dalai Lama will not be allowed to visit Mongolia even for religious purposes,” he is reported to have said. His comments were yesterday confirmed by the ministry’s press office.
Mongolia’s fragile economy is heavily dependent on China and the countries had been discussing a possible US$4.2 billion loan from China to deal with a recession.
But China delayed talks along with visits by Mongolia’s deputy prime minister and a group of lawmakers in response to the Dalai Lama’s visit to the country.
Munkh-Orgil was quoted as saying that both sides were working to normalize relations and resume talks and that Mongolian lawmakers were able to visit China last week.
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