The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, Dharamshala

Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Thursday he was ready to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao over the crisis in Tibet if he got "concrete indications" Beijing was ready to talk. But Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader said Thursday he would not meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing unless there was "a real concrete development." He said he would be happy to meet them elsewhere. Chinese officials have accused the Dalai Lama and his supporters of organizing violent clashes in Tibet in hopes of sabotaging this summer's Beijing Olympics and promoting Tibetan independence.