Representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama meet in Dharamsala

Representatives receive audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday, 15 October 2009. The representatives have gathered in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala to attend a two-day annual meeting from 15-16 October/Tibetonline.TV photo

Dharamshala: Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche today presided over the opening day of a two-day annual meeting of the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which is being hosted by the Department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration.

The meeting’s agenda includes how to enhance better coordination among the offices of Tibet, promotion of Tibetan religion and culture and follow up action on the Chinese-Tibetan conference held in Geneva in August this year.

Kalon Kesang Yangkyi Takla, Kalon for the Department of Information and International Relations, welcomed the representatives and gave the opening address of the meeting.

Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche (c) presides over the inaugural session of a two-day annual meeting of the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, on Thursday, 15 October 2009/Photo by Tsephel/Tibet Musuem

In his address, Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche told the representatives to strengthen their Tibet awareness activities and pledged to them of Kashag’s cooperation.

The two secretaries and concerned officials of the Department of Information and International Relations are attending the meeting.