Bern, Switzerland — His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that every individual on earth wants a happy life and he or she has the full right to claim it. He said that the present century is all about establishing dialogue with one another and finding a common ground to resolve conflicts.

Washington, DC — China's insistence on "unreasonable and unattainable conditions in order for China to resume dialogue," a new US report on "Tibet Negotiations" said, adding that the United States supports "dialogue without preconditions"— considering "this position counter-productive and contrary to the expectations of the United States and the international community."

Riga, Latvia — Observing an understanding of selflessness, which is unique to Buddhist teachings, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that unique enables us to reduce our exaggerated way of looking at things.

Dharamshala — The political leader of Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay Friday congratulated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres for being elected as next UN secretary-general.

Taipei — A Taiwan Parliamentary Group for Tibet was established by Taiwanese national legislators, to collaborate and consolidate efforts to highlight the issue of Tibet in Taiwan as well as on the international stage.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet congratulates Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on receiving the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee awarded Santos "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end."