BONN, June 19 (Reuter) - The Dalai Lama asked Germany on Monday to use its good relations with China to urge Beijing to start autonomy negotiations with Tibetan leaders. The German parliament's foreign affairs committee arranged to receive Tibet's spiritual leader for the first time -- the latest sign that Bonn is increas ingly prepared to give him a public hearing despite Chinese objections. "Germany has very good relations with China and these can be used to allay China's fears and mistrust so that the Chinese government might find itself in a position to enter discussions with Tibetan leaders," the Dalai Lama told a news conference. Beijing sees the Dalai Lama as the leader of a separatist movement and protested when Klaus Kinkel in May became the first German foreign minister to receive him -- but German officials expressed relief that the protest was not espe cially vehement. Kinkel told the Dalai Lama in May that Bonn believed China should start discussions aiming for "an autonomy in which Tibet can co

mbine its status as part of the Chinese state with ethnic, cultural and religious independence." He said Bonn would continue to press China to respect human rights in Tibe t and grant it religious and cultural autonomy. The winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace prize for his non-violent campaign to f ree his homeland from China told the deputies his chief concern was Beijing's s ettlement policy, which had made Tibetans a minority in their own land. He also cited what he sees as China's wanton attack on Tibet's culture by pillaging and destroying the vast majority of its Buddhist monasteries. He said China had blocked any dialogue on ways to increase Tibet's autonom y and preserve its culture. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, chairman of parliament's human rights sub-committee, said the results of the parliamentary hearing would be passed to the government. Deputies might take independent action, perhaps seeking direct contact with Beijing, he said.