His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Ms. Roberta Metsola congratulating her on being elected the President of the European Parliament.

Following the recent joint pledge signed by the five recognized nuclear-weapon states affirming that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued a statement warmly commending their action.

Immediately on being informed that his “respected elder spiritual brother and good friend” Archbishop Desmond Tutu had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama composed a letter to the Archbishop’s daughter, Rev. Mpho Tutu.

This morning Prof Dheeraj Sharma, Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak, gave His Holiness the Dalai Lama a warm welcome to a conversation on the theme ‘Facing Challenges with Compassion & Wisdom’ organized by the Institute.