New Delhi- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's special envoys were scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Monday for a new round of talks with Chinese officials, according to an aide to the Dalai Lama.

Special envoys Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen would be holding discussions with Chinese officials in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, a press statement issued by the Dalai Lama's secretary Chhime Chhoekyapa said.

The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile are based in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala.

The Dalai Lama had instructed his envoys to make every effort to bring about tangible progress to ease the difficult situation for Tibetans in their homeland, the statement said, adding that the meeting was taking place at a crucial time.

"It is hoped that this round of talks will contribute in resolving the long-simmering issue through dialogue in the interest of stability, unity and harmony of all nationalities of the People's Republic of China," the statement added.

The Dalai Lama has been pushing for greater autonomy for Tibetans within China.

Three other officials from the Central Tibetan Administration would be accompanying the envoys to assist in the talks, the statement said.

This would be the seventh round of negotiations in a dialogue between the Dalai Lama's representatives and the Chinese leadership that began in 2002.

At a meeting in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on May 4, held in the backdrop of unrest in Tibet and protests by Tibetan exiles worldwide, the two sides had agreed to hold a seventh round of talks at a mutually convenient date. (dpa)