New Delhi  - Representatives of the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, who returned to India on Thursday after a week's visit to China, said they had presented a memorandum to the Chinese leadership on "genuine autonomy."

The main purpose of the trip was to follow up discussions held in July, Kasur Lodi Gyari, who led the delegation, said in a statement.

He said the delegation had briefed Samdhong Rimpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Gyari said the Dalai Lama had advised that further details of the talks should be made public after they were presented at the special general meeting of Tibetan people that has been convened in Dharamsala from November 17.

The week-long meeting has been called by the Tibetan government-in-exile to decide on the future course of their movement for autonomy.

The Dalai Lama and his government live in exile in the northern Indian hill town.

"We presented a memorandum to the Chinese leadership on genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people," Gyari said.

Besides Chinese officials, the Tibetan delegation were briefed by experts on the Chinese constitution and regional autonomy law, Gyari said.

The delegation members also visited the Muslim-dominated Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where the Chinese officials showed them how the government handled minority issues. (dpa)