Beijing, August 12 /TASS /. The Chinese government refused to maintain any contact with the Czech Republic President Peter Pavel because of the meeting with Dalai Lama XIV, causing damage to China's sovereignty. This was declared by the official representative of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lin Jian.
“Despite the ideas that we have made repeatedly (Czech side), as well as the decisive protest of China, the Czech Republic Petr Pavel insisted on a meeting with Dalai Lama in India. This is a serious violation of the Czech political obligations to the Chinese government, damage to CRC's union,”