Canadian Foreign Minister requests permission from China to visit Tibet’s Panchen Lama

Ottawa, January 30, 2018 â€“ Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a written statement issued Monday that Canada has requested permission from Chinese authorities to visit Tibet’s Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, in order to ascertain his well-being.  According to the Minister’s statement, the request was made on November 28, 2017.  Freeland’s statement came in response […]