Beijing, April 12: China has denounced the European Parliament's call to boycott the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics if Beijing does not start talks with the Dalai Lama about Tibet.

The denunciation was China's latest unyielding response to foreign criticism after unrest in Tibet, and used language very similar to Beijing's condemnation a day earlier of a resolution by US lawmakers that urged an end to a crackdown in Tibet.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the European parliamentarians had "rudely interfered in China's internal affairs", "seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" and "confounded black and white", Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

"The European Parliament turned a blind eye to facts. It did not condemn the Dalai clique who masterminded and organised the violent crimes, but instead emboldened the 'Tibet independence' violence and Dalai's separatist activities," she said.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has rejected claims he orchestrated the violence or the protests, and said he supports the Olympics and opposes a boycott of the Beijing Games.

Asked on NBC "Nightly News" whether he wanted the world to boycott the Olympics this summer, the Dalai Lama replied, "No."

But he also said: "It is very important to make clear, not only just the Tibet case ... in China proper, the report of human right(s) is poor. And their freedom, also very poor."

Asked during a visit to the United States what his message to China was, he said: "My main point is: We are not against you. And I'm not seeking separation.'"

Western governments have urged China to open up conciliatory contacts with the Dalai Lama.

The European Parliament, in a non-binding resolution adopted by an overwhelming majority this week, called on European Union leaders to consider "the option of non-attendance" of the opening ceremonies of the Games.

China could breathe a sigh of relief that the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay, riddled by protests in Europe, sailed smoothly through Buenos Aires under heavy guard on Friday, dodging nothing more serious than a few tossed water balloons.

The chaos in Paris, where protesters tried to wrestle the flame from the hands of torch bearers, was still a centre of attention in China on Saturday with the publication of an angry commentary in the People's Daily, the Communist Party's mouthpiece.