London: The Dalai Lama warned today of renewed "serious violence" in Tibet if talks between his representatives and Beijing break down.

He added in an interview with AFP that a seventh round of long-running talks with Beijing are on course to take place on June 11.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said it was unclear whether the Chinese government was simply maintaining dialogue in the run-up to the Olympics in August or whether Beijing would continue discussions after the Games.

"Demonstrations I think will happen, from our past experience. Serious demonstrations, not only demonstrations but also involving violence," he said, when asked if he fears further violence after deadly unrest in March.

Previous flare-ups had resulted in "serious violence," he said. "Very sad, immense suffering. And also the Chinese side, a lot of casualties."

He warned in the interview that sporadic unrest would not die down unless China tackled Tibetan grievances "realistically".

Explaining how tensions had spilled over in the 1950s and the 1980s before the March unrest, he said: "The generation changes but the resentment still remains, from grandfather to father, from father to children.

"Now there are grandchildren. Unless the Chinese government tackle it realistically, this problem will otherwise remain."

He said the major question was whether Beijing would continue with talks after the Olympic Games in the Chinese capital from August 8-24.

Source : PTI