Dalai Lama meets top UK official
LONDON, England -- Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is meeting top UK officials on a weeklong visit to Britain.
On Thursday he met with Prince Charles during a reception at the prince's residence and then held talks with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw at the House of Commons.
The British foreign office said the two discussed Tibet, although a spokesman declined to provide further details.
Earlier, thousands of people gathered in Liverpool to hear him speak when he received an honorary fellowship at John Moores university.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has faced criticism for failing to meet the Dalai Lama during his visit to Britain.
The Dalai Lama left Tibet after China took control of the region in 1951.
People in Tibet still can be arrested for even possessing a photo of the Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who is peacefully pressing for Tibetan autonomy.
The Dalai Lama, and many of his followers, lives in Dharamsala, India.
