His Holiness the Dalai Lama expresses hope of return to Tibet [Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 5:24 p.m.]

His Holiness speaks in the Upper Hall of the parliament building in Budapest on 20 September during his meeting with representatives of the Hungarian Parliament, high-ranking officials and other invited guests/Getty Images

Budapest:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed hope that he would return to
Tibet, and called on the Chinese leadership to start political
liberalisation and find a solution in the interest of China and the
Tibetan people. “I’m an optimist, I think I will return to
Tibet with a Chinese passport,” His Holiness said Monday in his address
to the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, which accorded him a red
carpet reception. He was welcomed by president of the Hungarian
Parliament’s Tibet Group and the deputy leader of the LMP, the new
political party in Hungary. “The Chinese leaders sooner or
later have to realise that they must start some sort of political
liberalisation, or otherwise they will lose the world’s trust,” His
Holiness the Dalai Lama told Hungarian MPs. Reiterating that
“suppression is not the solution to the Tibet problem”, His Holiness
the Dalai Lama said “a solution must be found that is good for both
China and Tibet”. His Holiness reaffirmed that “the Tibetans
are not seeking separation from China but a mutually beneficial
solution to the Tibetan issue through genuine autonomy”.His Holiness the Dalai Lama encouraged the Hungarian MPs to visit Tibet to see the situation for themselves. Ms
Szabo Timea, the deputy leader of the LMP said: “We are here to express
our full support for the Tibetan causes. We’ll support the regional
national autonomy to preserve Tibetan culture and identity dating back
to thousands of years.” The LMP also expresses great concern
about Tibet’s environment and the impacts of climate change, said Ms
Timea, who is also deputy chair of Parliamentary Committee of Human
Rights. The chairperson of the Parliament’s Human Rights Committee also called on His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In
the afternoon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed the students and
members of the faculty of Central European University.  The University
has students from 100 countries and faculty from 40 countries.