NEW DELHI, March 28 (RIA Novosti) - The Dalai Lama said Friday that China's interpretation of the recent unrest in Tibet was a distortion of the facts that could "sow the seeds of nationalism."

"The coverage by the Chinese state media of the latest events in Tibet distort the picture...and could sow the seeds of nationalism and have unpredictable consequences," Tibet's spiritual leader said.

China earlier accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the protests in Tibetan capital Lhasa, which began on March 10 to mark the 49th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in northern India, has dismissed the allegations.

He also earlier voiced concerns that that many people rounded up in mass-arrests following the protests could face harsh reprisals and even execution as Beijing seeks to stamp out dissent.

The peak of protests came on March 14. China reported that 18 were killed and 623 wounded in the protests. Tibet exiles say that more than 100 protestors were killed.

The European Parliament's president said on Tuesday that the European Union may boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics over "cultural genocide" in Tibet. European Union foreign ministers were meeting in Slovenia on Friday to discuss a possible boycott of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing.