The Czech Republic pointed to the private nature of the meeting between the president and the Dalai Lama.

The meeting of the Czech leader Peter Pavel with the Dalai Lama XIV was of a private nature. This was announced on August 12 in the office of the head of the Czech Republic in response to Beijing's decision to end contacts with Pavel due to the meeting.

"The meeting of the President of the Republic with the Dalai Lama was of an exclusively private nature," the chancellery said in a statement. Twitter).

In addition, they added that at the moment there are no direct contacts between the top officials of the republics. In this regard, the Chinese side's decision does not change the current state of affairs.

On August 12, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Lin Jian, announced that the Chinese authorities had decided to stop any contacts with the President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel, because of his meeting with the Dalai Lama XIV.

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