 In a 2015 interview with "Welt am Sonntag", Roth singled out exports to Saudi Arabia for criticism, calling the country "the top terror exporter in the Middle East" and raising concerns that the country's leaders may turn weapons sold by Germany on their own people.Roth has met the Dalai Lama several times during her time in parliament and has been a supporter of the Tibet movement.In 2015, Roth addressed the official commemoration of the 56th Tibetan National Uprising day alongside Sikyong Lobsang Sangay in Dharamshala.