Dalailama a honorable citizen of Wroclaw

On Tuesday, the title of honorable citizen of Wroclaw "Civitate Wratislaviensi Donatus 2008" was given to Dalajlama XIV during the ceremony in the city council. Honorable mention, presented each year during the Day of Wroclaw celebrations, received a Tibet’s spiritual leader.

Dalajlama’s official representative in Northern Europe, Poland and the Baltic countries, Tsering Tashi, said, during the ceremony, that Tibet’s leader was unfortunately unable to come to Wroclaw because of prior commitments, but "His Holiness is happy to consider the possibility of visit in more convenient time".

A Dalailama’s representative, while receiving honorable mention, gave his cordial regards to the residents of the city and best wishes from a new honorable citizen of Wroclaw. He said that Dalajlama’s international recognition continues to grow, which is "signs of growing understanding and recognition for the way of solving conflicts free from violence, which Dalailama supports."

"This presentation of moral support fills with courage not only Tibetans, but also all oppressed nations in the world. It fills us with courage, that Polish nation, which suffered so much over the centuries, shows the support and compassion for what Tibetan people leaded by Dalajlama have to suffer "- said Tsering Tashi, who received Wroclaw flag from the city representatives.