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Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has expressed satisfaction with the first ever talks between his envoys and Beijing government officials outside Chinese soil.

Close to 200 well wishers, including government officials, diplomats, scholars, writers, and Tibet supporters, attended a reception hosted yesterday by the Office of Tibet at Tibet House, New York, to celebrate the 70th birthday of His Holiness

British actress Joanna Lumley and the Duchess of York yesterday attended the London Office of Tibet’s reception to celebrate the 70th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to whom the chief guest Lord David Steel lead a toast by referring to the Tibetan Nobel Peace Laureate as "a most remarkable man" and

As Tibetans around the world were openly celebrating the 70th birthday of the Dalai Lama, people inside Tibet were able to join the celebration privately by watching a Voice of America (VOA) television special on the life of their spiritual leader.

The Bureau du Tibet, Paris, hosted the official reception to celebrate the 70th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's brithday at the at the prstigious Hotel de la Questure, National Assembly, France.

A unique travelling exhibition, detailing contemporary Tibetan life and the prospects for the future, was shown for the first time at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France from 4th - 7th July 2005.

"His Holiness is renowned for his tireless work in promoting world peace, religious harmony and universal responsibility. I wish His Holiness many happy returns of the day"

The fourth round of meetings between His Holiness the Dalai Lama's delegation and its Chinese counterparts was held in a 'cordial, frank, and business-like atmosphere'. Envoy Lodi Gyari, who headed the delegation called it a 'concrete

President Chen Shui-bian yesterday joined dignitaries and celebrities from around the world in sending a birthday greeting to the Dalai Lama, who turned 70 yesterday.

After weeks of arduous trekking across the roof of the world, dodging Chinese troops and risking jail in Nepal, the 56 Tibetan refugees finally arrived in India and the home of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.