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Paris honours His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 3:34 p.m.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a file photo/AP |
Dharamshala: Paris city council on Monday bestowed the city's honourary citizen to His Holiness the Dalai Lama - which Mayor Bertrand Delanoe called "a tribute to a champion of peace, a tireless advocate of dialogue between people."
Calling His Holiness the Dalai Lama as "a champion of peace", Mayor Delanoe said in honouring His Holiness, "Paris wanted to show its support for the people of Tibet who are defending their most basic right to dignity, freedom and simply life."
Meanwhile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is currently on the visit to US has met US Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky at the University of Michigan on Monday.
On Wednesday, 22 April, His Holiness is scheduled to attend conferences at the Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.
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