ZURICH: Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche arrived in Zurich, Switzerland on 18 February evening. The Tibetan Swiss Friendship Association and the Tibetan Community in Liechtenstein and Switzerland invited Kalon Tripa.

On 19 February morning, the council members of the Tibetan Youth Association in Europe called on Kalon Tripa at the hotel. They thanked Kalon Tripa for his many years of dedicated service to the Tibetan issue. They briefed him of their activities in creating awareness about the Tibetan elections, Tibetan language classes for their own members and other political activities.

“You all are doing tremendous work for the Tibetan issue. I appreciate your great motivation and determination,” he said.

In the afternoon, Kalon Tripa addressed Tibetan Swiss Friendship Association’s Annual General Body meeting in Zurich.

“I take this opportunity to express our gratitude on behalf of 6 million people of Tibet to all of you and through you to the international community in general and people of Switzerland in particular,” said Kalon Tripa. “Switzerland was the first Western country to invite a large number of Tibetan refugees for resettlement and these settlers have been the happiest among the Tibetan Diaspora... We will never forget the kindness of Swiss people and government for their help offered when we were badly in need of it.”