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4th-Jun-2009 11:10 am - Dalai Lama in the Netherlands
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Dalai Lama begins Dutch visit

AMSTERDAM (AFP) — Amid Chinese outrage, Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived in the Netherlands Wednesday for a three-day visit he described as "non-political".

"My visit is non-political. I am here simply to share with the public about two things: human values and religious harmony," he told reporters upon his arrival at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

The 73-year-old exiled Buddhist spiritual leader, due to meet Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen on Friday, said he was unfazed by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's decision not to receive him.

"No problem, I have no political agenda," he shrugged.

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Dutch to invite Dalai Lama to parliament
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch lawmakers said Thursday they will invite the Dalai Lama to parliament despite a warning from China that the visit would harm relations between the two nations.
A lawmaker for the ruling Christian Democrats also sharply criticized China's ambassador for attempting to interfere with Dutch politics.
The ambassador sent a letter to the chairman of Parliament's foreign affairs committee urging lawmakers not to invite the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
The Dutch don't interfere with Chinese political meetings "and we expect the same respect from the Chinese ambassador," legislator Maarten Haverkamp said.
The Dalai Lama is expected to visit in June.
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