Dalai Lama warns 'violence begets violence', urges peace in Mideast

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned on Tuesday that violence only results in more conflict, urging peace as conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine. 

"History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace," he wrote in a letter on Tuesday.

"An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect --  approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters," the Nobel Peace Prize laureate added.

"I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end."