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Sir Edmund Hilary to meet Dalai Lama
Sir Edmund Hilary to meet Dalai Lama during New Zealand
Visit
23 May 2007
The Dalai Lama Visit Trust New Zealand is pleased to announce that Sir Edmund Hillary has accepted an invitation to meet to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his scheduled visit to New Zealand in June.
Sir Edmund Hillary and the Dalai Lama have been close friends for a number of years.
Sir Edmund will accompany the Dalai Lama to a Mayoral welcome in Auckland and will introduce His Holiness at a public address to be given by the Dalai Lama at the Vector Arena in Auckland on Sunday June 17th at 2pm.
Sir Edmund and His Holiness will be accompanied by Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegal at the public address.
Tickets to the Auckland public talk are available through Ticketmaster outlets.
For and on behalf of
the Dalai Lama Visit Trust New Zealand
www.dalailamavisit.org.nz
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