Dalai Lama visits Poland

On September 20, the Tibetan exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, met with Wrocław City Council members, local officials, academics and artists. The Mayor of Wrocław in his welcome address praised the Dalai Lama’s continued leadership on promoting world peace and religious harmony. The Dalai Lama in turn said in his remarks that Poland with its history of living under and resisting communist repression, should continue following the path of leaders like Lech Wałęsa in making Poland a great democratic society. The religious leader also urged Polish youth to carry on the legacy of Solidarity movement leader Lech Wałęsa and those who fought against Communist repression. On September 21, the Dalai Lama will attend an inter-religious meeting at a Church of Peace. The Dalai Lama last visited Poland in 2013 for a summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners in Warsaw.