30. May 2009
Danish premier and foreign minister meet the Dalai Lama
(Tibet.net; Xinhua) The Dalai Lama arrived in Copenhagen and was immediately driven in a motorcade, escorted by five Danish police motorcyclists, to meet Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and later Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller. He thanked Prime Minister Rasmussen for meeting him on the first day of his visit to Denmark, which is taking place to give teachings and a public talk on "Peace Through Inner Peace". Wu Baiyi, an expert on European studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) said that the meetings with foreign leaders were "dangerous" with possible consequences for ties with China. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that Beijing remains opposed to "foreign political figures having official exchanges with the Dalai Lama".