Officiating Sikyong Dolma Gyari, Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Security, speaking to the FNF delegation.

Dharamshala: A delegation from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) South Asia met with officiating Sikyong Dolma Gyari, Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Security, at the Kashag Secretariat and engaged in a meaningful discussion on governance and the Tibetan cause on 28 April 2025.

The delegation comprised Dr Carsten Klein, Regional Head of FNF South Asia; Veit Dengler, Co-Founder and Member of Parliament, The NEOS; Alena Fink-Trauschel MdL, Member of Baden-Württemberg’s State Parliament; along with other members of FNF.

As part of their four-day visits in Dharamshala, the delegation also received an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, followed by a series of meetings with Tibetan leadership at the Central Tibetan Administration. The visiting group further visited several prominent Tibetan institutions based in Dharamshala, including the Tibetan Children’s Village, Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre, Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute, Nechung Monastery, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, The Tibet Museum, Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, and Norbulingka Institute.