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Tuesday, 22 November 2005The Dalai Lama has addressed a Community Relations Council event at Belfast's Waterfront Hall on the second day of his Northern Ireland visit.
It is the second visit to NI for the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader following his first trip in 2000.
The 70-year-old also officially opened the headquarters of Mediation Northern Ireland in south Belfast.
He was welcomed to the city at the start of his three-day visit on Sunday by the Ray of Hope school choir.
On Sunday, he also visited the Corrymeela centre for reconciliation in Ballycastle, which marks its 40th anniversary this year.
The spiritual leader's visit concludes on Tuesday with the 2005 Way of Peace celebration at Belfast Cathedral.
He will be welcomed by Dean Houston McKelvey, and meet privately with clergy of the various Christian denominations and other world faiths in the Chapel of Unity.
'Eager to return'
Dean McKelvey said he felt "delighted" that he would be hosting the Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama last visited Northern Ireland five years ago.
He said that since then, he had been following the peace process and had been eager to return.
He said he wanted to learn lessons from the experience in Northern Ireland which he could share with others on his world travels.
The Dalai Lama arrived following two days of engagements in Scotland.
He has lived in India since he fled from Chinese troops in 1959 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his non-violent struggle for Tibet.
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November 21, 2005 |
Tuesday, 22 November 2005
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