| Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is | | | | opposition National Party and the Green |
| in New Zealand, where he met Tuesday with | | | | Party. He fled Tibet in 1959 after Chinese |
| Foreign Minister Winston Peters and visited | | | | troops suppressed an uprising. He now lives |
| the country's parliament. | | | | in exile in India. |
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| But the 71-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner, | | | | Last week, the Dalai Lama visited Australia, |
| who arrived Monday in the capital, | | | | where he met with Prime Minister John Howard |
| Wellington, met with Peters in his capacity | | | | and opposition leader Kevin Rudd. |
| as New Zealand First party leader rather than | | | | |
| as foreign minister. | | | | His visit has drawn criticism from Beijing, |
| | | | but Canberra said the exiled leader of |
| Prime Minister Helen Clark has ruled out a | | | | Tibetan Buddhism is a significant religious |
| formal meeting with the Dalai Lama, after | | | | figure who is welcome to visit Australia any |
| meeting him last week at an airport in | | | | time. |
| Australia. | | | | |
| | | | The Dalai Lama said his tour of Australia was |
| Her decision sparked sharp criticism from the | | | | meant to promote human values and religious |
| opposition, which accused the government of | | | | harmony. |
| tiptoeing around Chinese opposition. Beijing | | | | |
| regards the Buddhist leader as a separatist. | | | | Some information for this report provided by |
| | | | AFP and AP. |
| The Dalai Lama also met members of the | | | | |