Berlin: Sikyong Penpa Tsering arrived in Berlin on the morning of 11 May 2026 as part of his official visit to Germany. In the afternoon, he met with Hon. MP Thomas Rachel, Chairman of the Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the German Bundestag, for a wide-ranging discussion on the current situation inside Tibet, the well-being of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and China’s policies toward Tibetans.
At the outset of the meeting, Sikyong Sharing updates on His Holiness’s health, Sikyong informed the German parliamentarian that he had recently met His Holiness in India following his successful left knee replacement surgery. He noted that despite the surgery, His Holiness remains in good sp...





