Since 1967, the Dalai Lama has initiated a series of tours in forty-six nations. He met with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican in 1973. He expressed his desire to meet with the Vatican head of state Pope John Paul II. The Pope agreed and met him in 1980 and also later in 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 2003. He has also met the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Robert Runcie, and with other leaders of the Anglican Church in London. Finally, he has met Jewish and senior Catholic officials. He currently has ongoing relations with the Russian Orthodox Church. Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis invited him to address the Lithuanian Parliament. He was the first foreign leader to do so. He currently has ongoing relations with India and has had relations in the past with the United Nations and the United States. In an unusual event, the Dalai Lama was refused a visit to South Korea in 2001. Chinese envoys and the Dalai Lama's have had four talks since September 2002 over the Tibet Question, which has been met by international support.