Dalai Lama to visit with government officials and give lecture on Warsaw visit

The Dalai Lama, the political and spiritual leader of Tibet, arrived yesterday in Warsaw. This is his second visit to Poland. Up until today the Dalai Lama has visited 46 countries usually invoking official protests from China, which has claimed Tibet as its territory since 1950. The Dalai Lama will meet with Polish deputies and probably also with Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. On Friday he will visit a prison in Warsaw, then he will attend an ecumenical meeting with representatives of the Catholic Church. A lecture given at Warsaw University will be the final event of his visit. (Gazeta Wyborcza page 1, 2, 4) A.D.