In addition, His Holiness warmly thanked "the deeply religious Buddhist Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who made a lot for the Republic as a President of Kalmykia."
The September visit of the Dalai Lama to Latvia was the sixth in a row. And again, there were almost no empty seats in the Riga hall "Skonto", where the lectures of His Holiness were held.
Earlier, talking with reporters, the Dalai Lama conveyed a blessing to the Buddhists of Kalmykia, Tuva, Buryatia, Irkutsk region and Trans-Baikal region. "With all my heart I love and respect the Buddhists of Russia and the Baltics. You have to be friends," he said.
