US President Barack Obama would meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on February 18, notwithstanding warning from China that it could cause further damage to bilateral ties.<br/><br/>White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, the President looks forward to an engaging and constructive dialogue with the Dalai. <br/><br/>This would be the first meeting between the Dalai Lama and Obama since the latter became the US President.<br/><br/>However, Obama would hold talks with the Dalai in the Map Room and not in the Oval Office.<br/><br/>Gibbs said no US President has met the Dalai in the Oval Office, where he usually meets visiting world leaders.<br/><br/> In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu asked the United States to immediately cancel Obama's plans to meet the Dalai.