Foreign affairs distances itself from Dalai Lama visit

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), foreign affairs permanent secretary, Gaeimelwe Goitsemang, said government supports the long standing “One China” Policy, and Botswana would not breach biletaral relations between the two by coordinating the Dalai Lama’s visit.

“We know he is coming here, but not as a guest of the government of Botswana. He has been privately invited as a conference guest that as government we got nothing to do with,” Goitsemang said.