Dalai Lama has right to visit wherever he wants to: US

On being asked about US position on the Dalai Lama8217;s visit to Arunachal Pradesh,which is claimed by China as a disputed territory and contested by New Delhi as an integral part of India,Kelly said,8221;We just don8217;t see it in any other way than that. We don8217;t think we have a position,necessarily,on his decision to travel to this area.8221;

Last week,a top US official had also supported the Dalai Lama8217;s visit to Arunachal Pradesh saying he was free to go anywhere as a religious figure.

8220;The Dalai Lama is a religious leader and he,of course,can travel to carry out that role,8221; US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero had told journalists in New Delhi.