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Dalai Lama kicked off European tour, meets Danish PM

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The Dalai Lama walks hand in hand with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen during a private visit at Marienborg, the official residence of the prime minister some 15km north of Copenhagen.AFP/Getty Images/Jens Norgaard Larsen/Denmark

The Dalai Lama kicked off a European tour in Denmark Friday meeting Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen for what he called a “mainly spiritual and educational” visit.

On leaving the Danish premier’s official residence north of Copenhagen, the Tibetan spiritual leader, who travelled from his exiled home in India, said the 45-minute encounter was not political.

The meeting came despite China warning European nations against welcoming the Dalai Lama.

China accuses him of wanting to establish an independent Tibet, despite years of public statements by the Buddhist leader denying the charge.

France and Poland will also welcome the Dalai Lama over the next few weeks.

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