Regional Office South Asia: Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

H. Klein, Dr. Schwaetzer, Prof. S. Rinpoche, Prime Minister and T. T. Karma Chomphel, Speaker of the Parliament in Exile, Dr. Klaff

In the presence of Dr. Irmgard Schwaetzer, member of the Board of Directors and Mr. Harald Klein, Head of the Department for International Politics, the colleagues from New Delhi, Islamabad and Colombo worked on the implementation of the FNSt strategy and its regional application.

International Relations, the political development of China, Human Rights and Minority Rights policies cannot be ignored in Dharmasala. Representatives of the Parliament in Exile and the Government in Exile were available for presentations and discussions. The colleagues met with the Prime Minister, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, as well as the Speaker of the Parliament in Exile T. T. Karma Chomphel. The highlight of the meetings was the 45 minute long audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the religious leader of the Tibetans.

The Dalai Lama spoke not only about his recent meeting with the Chancellor Merkel and the Chairman of the Foundation Wolfgang Gerhardt, but especially enquired about the situation in Sri Lanka and Pakistan from the colleagues. The situation in the neighboring Buddhist country Burma was also discussed. The visit to the Children’s village, the Refugee Reception Centre and the Medical Centre as well as to one of the sittings of the Parliament in Exile rounded off the meetings with the Tibetan facilities.

Dr. Schwaetzer, Barun Mitra, Vinod Saighal, Dr. Klaff

"European Foreign Policy: International Terrorism and Other Challenges" was the topic of the lecture delivered by Irmgard Schwaetzer in conjunction to the regional meeting. Representatives of civil society, sciences and the strategic community of the capital discussed intensively about the significance of Europe in International Politics, the Indo-European relations and the global challenges through terrorist networks. On the same day FNSt co-organized a high level event with the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on "Doing Business in South Asia".