2nd WPCT, 26-28 March, 1995, Vilnius
George Fernandes reads the draft of second WPCTs letter of greetings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his birthday
Your Holiness,
Assembled here in Vilnius for the second meeting of World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet, we have been constantly thinking of you and your struggle for the liberation of Tibet. In a few weeks from now, on 6 July, the world will be celebrating your birthday. Some of us may be privileged to greet you in person when you cross this important landmark in your eventful and inspiring life.
However, all of us, who are now in Vilnius, send you our respectful greetings for your birthday. While wishing you a long and fruitful life in the service of your people and of humanity as a whole, we want to assure you that we shall continue with our efforts to see that your dream of a free and independent Tibet becoming a beacon of peace and tranquillity for the rest of the world comes true sooner than most people think is possible.
