Dalai Lama to visit Iceland for the first time
Posted on Sunday May 31, 2009
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The Dalai Lama's Web site says the spiritual leader will visit Iceland this week for the first time.The Web Site says the exiled Tibetan leader will give a talk Tuesday on "Values, Attitude and Happiness." An organization called "Dalai Lama in Iceland," which has worked years to arrange the visit, says the Dalai Lama will fly to Reykjavik on Sunday evening for a three-day visit.
Thorhalla Bjornsdottir, a spokeswoman for group, said Sunday the Dalai Lama will meet church leaders and other religious groups and visit the Icelandic parliament.
"Iceland is widely renowned as a land without arms that seeks peaceful problem solving," the Web site says. "This is why a visit by one of the worlds leading pacifists is seen as a great opportunity for the country."
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