The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, New Delhi

A Tibetan exile group set up by the Dalai Lama to push for greater autonomy for the Himalayan region on Wednesday offered to travel to Beijing to resume a dialogue about their homeland's future. "We want to reopen the talks to resolve the Tibetan issue through the process of dialogue and whenever it is convenient for the Chinese authorities our special envoys could travel to Beijing," said spokesman Thubten Samphel. He was speaking during a three-day meeting of the task force, which includes prominent Tibetan exiles from around the world. The meeting was called to assess the situation in Tibet following the biggest anti-Chinese unrest in nearly two decades, which Tibetan exiles say has left 150 Tibetans people dead. Beijing says Tibetan rioters have killed 20.