(CNN) -- The Dalai Lama says he supports the principles behind Arab Spring protests.
"The world belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader, kings or religious leaders. The world belongs to humanity. Each country belongs essentially to their own people," he said in an interview Wednesday on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight."
Politicians at times forget that, even in democratic countries like the United States, he said.
"Sometimes they are short-sighted," he said. "They are mainly looking for the next vote."
When asked about the Arab Spring, the exiled Tibetan leader said he thought it was "in principle, very good."
"Now they achieved the basic goal, now time come they must be united, all forces, no matter what their political thinking or something, now they must work together, that is very important," he said.
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