LR5 and xmp files on import

Hi,
I have the trial of LR5 and I trid now to geotag my pictures. To do so, I convert the .gpx file to xmp with geosetter. The XMP are created but when I import them into LR, the GPS position is not imported. But If I embed the GPS info into the raw files (cr2) the position is imported but I'd like to keep the raw file untouched so this is why I use the XMP.
When I try to "update metadata" it's not working.
So how can I make lightroom to read the xmp files on import ????
Thanks.

Strange
Here is the content of an XMP file created by GeoSetter
<?xpacket begin='' id='W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d'?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x='adobe:ns:meta/' x:xmptk='Image::ExifTool 9.28'>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:Iptc4xmpCore='http://iptc.org/std/Iptc4xmpCore/1.0/xmlns/'>
<Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode>BEL</Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode>
<Iptc4xmpCore:Location>Bioul</Iptc4xmpCore:Location>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:MicrosoftPhoto='http://ns.microsoft.com/photo/1.0'>
<MicrosoftPhoto:LensModel>EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS</MicrosoftPhoto:LensModel>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:aux='http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/aux/'>
<aux:LensInfo>18/1 135/1 0/0 0/0</aux:LensInfo>
<aux:OwnerName/>
<aux:SerialNumber>2731431118</aux:SerialNumber>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>
<dc:creator>
   <rdf:Seq>
    <rdf:li>Christian Dandoy</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Seq>
</dc:creator>
<dc:rights>
   <rdf:Alt>
    <rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>(C)2013 Utilisation personelle</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Alt>
</dc:rights>
<dc:subject>
   <rdf:Bag>
    <rdf:li>Anhée Hautle-Wastia</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>Belgique</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>Bioul</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Bag>
</dc:subject>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:exif='http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/'>
<exif:ApertureValue>80053/12102</exif:ApertureValue>
<exif:ColorSpace>1</exif:ColorSpace>
<exif:ComponentsConfiguration>
   <rdf:Seq>
    <rdf:li>1</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>2</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>3</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>0</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Seq>
</exif:ComponentsConfiguration>
<exif:CustomRendered>0</exif:CustomRendered>
<exif:DateTimeDigitized>2013-07-07T15:41:47+02:00</exif:DateTimeDigitized>
<exif:DateTimeOriginal>2013-07-07T15:41:47+02:00</exif:DateTimeOriginal>
<exif:ExifVersion>0230</exif:ExifVersion>
<exif:ExposureBiasValue>0/1</exif:ExposureBiasValue>
<exif:ExposureMode>0</exif:ExposureMode>
<exif:ExposureProgram>2</exif:ExposureProgram>
<exif:ExposureTime>1/320</exif:ExposureTime>
<exif:FNumber>10/1</exif:FNumber>
<exif:FlashpixVersion>0100</exif:FlashpixVersion>
<exif:FocalLength>20/1</exif:FocalLength>
<exif:FocalPlaneResolutionUnit>2</exif:FocalPlaneResolutionUnit>
<exif:FocalPlaneXResolution>1036800/181</exif:FocalPlaneXResolution>
<exif:FocalPlaneYResolution>691200/119</exif:FocalPlaneYResolution>
<exif:GPSAltitude>17402/65</exif:GPSAltitude>
<exif:GPSAltitudeRef>0</exif:GPSAltitudeRef>
<exif:GPSLatitude>50,19.300140N</exif:GPSLatitude>
<exif:GPSLongitude>4,48.363360E</exif:GPSLongitude>
<exif:GPSMapDatum>WGS-84</exif:GPSMapDatum>
<exif:GPSTimeStamp>2013-07-07T13:41:47Z</exif:GPSTimeStamp>
<exif:GPSVersionID>2.2.0.0</exif:GPSVersionID>
<exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
   <rdf:Seq>
    <rdf:li>400</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Seq>
</exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
<exif:MeteringMode>5</exif:MeteringMode>
<exif:PixelXDimension>5184</exif:PixelXDimension>
<exif:PixelYDimension>3456</exif:PixelYDimension>
<exif:SceneCaptureType>0</exif:SceneCaptureType>
<exif:ShutterSpeedValue>26574/3173</exif:ShutterSpeedValue>
<exif:UserComment>
   <rdf:Alt>
    <rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'/>
   </rdf:Alt>
</exif:UserComment>
<exif:WhiteBalance>0</exif:WhiteBalance>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:photoshop='http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/'>
<photoshop:City>Anhée Hautle-Wastia</photoshop:City>
<photoshop:Country>Belgique</photoshop:Country>
<photoshop:DateCreated>2013-07-07T15:41:47+02:00</photoshop:DateCreated>
<photoshop:State>Wallonie</photoshop:State>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:tiff='http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/'>
<tiff:Artist>Christian Dandoy</tiff:Artist>
<tiff:BitsPerSample>
   <rdf:Seq>
    <rdf:li>16</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>16</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>16</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
    <rdf:li>8</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Seq>
</tiff:BitsPerSample>
<tiff:Compression>6</tiff:Compression>
<tiff:Copyright>
   <rdf:Alt>
    <rdf:li xml:lang='x-default'>(C)2013 Utilisation personelle</rdf:li>
   </rdf:Alt>
</tiff:Copyright>
<tiff:ImageLength>3456</tiff:ImageLength>
<tiff:ImageWidth>5184</tiff:ImageWidth>
<tiff:Make>Canon</tiff:Make>
<tiff:Model>Canon EOS 60D</tiff:Model>
<tiff:Orientation>1</tiff:Orientation>
<tiff:PhotometricInterpretation>2</tiff:PhotometricInterpretation>
<tiff:PlanarConfiguration>1</tiff:PlanarConfiguration>
<tiff:ResolutionUnit>2</tiff:ResolutionUnit>
<tiff:SamplesPerPixel>3</tiff:SamplesPerPixel>
<tiff:XResolution>72/1</tiff:XResolution>
<tiff:YResolution>72/1</tiff:YResolution>
</rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about=''
xmlns:xmp='http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/'>
<xmp:CreateDate>2013-07-07T15:41:47.95</xmp:CreateDate>
<xmp:ModifyDate>2013-07-07T15:41:47+02:00</xmp:ModifyDate>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>
<?xpacket end='w'?>
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