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Russia denies visa to the Dalai Lama

Moscow Sept. 23. Russia has denied visa to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, saying neighbouring China was ``negative about his international activities, considering them separatist''.Earlier this month, the President of Kalmykia, a predominantly Buddhist republic of Russia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, had invited the spiritual leader to visit the republic.

The decision to deny visa to the Dalai Lama, was made keeping in mind Russia's national interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement today."Our country respects the Dalai Lama as an outstanding religious leader who has many followers in this country as well.

At the same time, when considering the possibility of Dalai Lama's visit, we have to proceed from the national interests of Russia on the whole and to strictly comply with international commitments of the Russian Federation," the RIA Novosti quoted from the statement..— UNI

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