Will continue with efforts to open a consulate in Tibet: US

June 29, 2013 10:32

The US will continue with its efforts to open its consulate in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, a State Department official has said, as the top American diplomat in Beijing concluded his rare six-day trip to the Chinese region.

"In terms of the potential for a consulate, that still remains our policy, that, as envisioned in the Tibet Policy Act, we'll continue to make the best efforts to establish a consulate in Lhasa," State Department spokesperson Patrick Ventrell told reporters at his daily news conference.

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