Source: The Scotsman
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=616672004
On May 31, 2004 The Scotsman reported, "The Dalai Lama, who began his six-day visit to Scotland on Saturday, has said that the country’s devolution settlement could prove a useful model for a form of government which would bring peace to his homeland of Tibet. The Tibetan leader said there were many parallels between Scotland and Tibet, and that a form of devolved government may pave the way to a peaceful solution for the Tibetan people in their dispute with China...As leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile for more than 50 years, the Dalai Lama is still trying to build negotiations with the People’s Republic of China. He has withdrawn from any demand for total independence but still seeks an autonomous Tibet which will protect traditions, culture, language and the Buddhist tradition."