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Pope Francis will not meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the “delicate situation” with China, the Vatican says.<\/p>\n

The Dalai Lama, who is visiting Rome, had requested a meeting.<\/p>\n

A Vatican spokesman said that although the Pope held him “in very high regard”, the request had been declined “for obvious reasons”.<\/p>\n

Correspondents say the Vatican does not want to jeopardise efforts to improve relations with China.<\/p>\n

China describes the Dalai Lama as a separatist and reacts angrily when foreign dignitaries meet him.<\/p>\n

The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet.<\/p>\n

He now advocates a “middle way” with China, seeking autonomy but not independence for Tibet. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.<\/p>\n

“Pope Francis obviously holds the Dalai Lama in very high regard but he will not be meeting any of the Nobel laureates,” a Vatican spokesman said. He added that the Pope would send a video message to the conference.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Dalai Lama said he was “disappointed at not being able to call on His Holiness the Pope but he does not want to cause any inconvenience”.<\/p>\n

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The Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989<\/div>\n
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