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Dr. René Klaff Meets with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Regional Director for FNF South Asia, Dr. René Klaff met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on March 10, 2010 in Dharamsala, HP, India. Topics of their discussion included Dalai Lama’s recent meeting with the US President Barack Obama and the effect of the global financial crisis on international politics. The Dalai Lama stated that the strength of a society should be measured not just by its financial means, but also by values such as democracy and an open society that makes it attractive to others, values that FNF’s work in South Asia supports.

The Dalai Lama also extended his condolences to the widow of the late Count Otto Graf Lambsdorff as well as to the members of the foundation. During his trip to Dharamsala, Dr. Klaff met with other members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile including the Kalon Tripa (Head of Cabinet) Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche.

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