H.H. the Dalai Lama to Attend Nobel Laureates’ Conference in Jordan
Published: Wednesday, 25 May, 2005
Dharamshala 16 May 2005, TibetNet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
will leave tonight for the kingdom of Jordan. After successfully
completing the visit to Dhakpo Shedrup Ling monastery in Kullu, His
Holiness left for New Delhi yesterday.
His Holiness is visiting the kingdom of Jordan at the invitation
of King Abdullah II to attend the 2005 Petra Conference of Nobel
Laureates beginning on 18 May in Petra, 260 kilometres south of Aman,
the capital city of Jordan, Voice of Tibet radio service quoted Tenzin
Takhla of the private office of His Holiness as saying.
The conference is jointly organised by King Abdullah II Fund for
Development and Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Around 40 Nobel
laureates will take part in the two-day conference. The conference will
also be attended by former US president Bill Clinton, President of
Ukraine, former prime minister of Singapore and several other
businessmen and politicians. The participants will discuss various
issues facing the world today.
The conference, which will be closed for media, will submit its
report to the World Economic Forum to be held in Aman from 20 May. His
Holiness, who considers promoting inter religious harmony as one of the
most important duties, will interact with Islamic leaders and students
in Aman on 20 May. His Holiness will leave Jordan on the same day.
