Envoys of the Dalai Lama left Monday after a day of talks with Chinese officials that ended in an agreement to meet again, an apparent sign of progress in easing tensions raised by violent anti-government riots in Tibet, the Associated Press reported. Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche of the India-based Tibetan government-in-exile said that he didn't expect definitive results from the meeting that ended Sunday but was happy for dialogue to continue. «Both sides have agreed to continue the dialogue process, » he said, adding that details on future meetings will come later. «Like we said before, we're not expecting much outcome from these talks but this is a slow process and we are happy to continue the dialogue, » he told reporters in Dharmsala, India. Chinese state television and Xinhua News Agency also said a second round of talks had been agreed on. CCTV said on its noon news broadcast that the two Tibetan envoys had to report back to the Dalai Lama in India and that both sides «agreed to meet again at a suitable time.» Xinhua said, however, that the Chinese officials told the Dalai Lama's envoys at their meeting Sunday that the protests had spawned new obstacles to communication.
