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Sarkozy not to meet Dalai Lama during his stay in France

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy will not meet the Dalai Lama during the latter's 11-day stay in France in the coming week, the Elysee Palace said in a communique yesterday. The communique was released two days... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Aug 07 2008

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