BRUSSELS, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Inviting the Dalai Lama to Brussels is 'doable' but would need to be discussed by foreign ministers from all 27 EU nations, the bloc's Slovenian presidency said Tuesday.

'It sounds like a doable idea, but this has to be discussed,' Slovenian foreign minister Dimitrij Rupel told several journalists at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Earlier Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told RTL radio in Paris that the European Union would invite the Tibetan spiritual leader for talks to Brussels.

'To invite the Dalai Lama, certainly that would be a great honour, a great event,' Rupel said. 'The Dalai Lama is a very important religious leader.'

Neither Kouchner nor Rupel suggested a date for the proposed meeting. However, the Dalai Lama is due in London on May 22 and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has not ruled out meeting with him then.

China said Tuesday it opposed foreign nations providing support to what it said was the Dalai Lama's attempts to split Tibet from China, reacting to reports that he may go to Japan and Europe.