The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader who arrived in Frankfurt on Thursday on a five-day tour of Germany, called for “genuine autonomy” in his native Tibet but stressed that he did not want the territory’s complete independence from China. “Talks between his representatives and the Chinese government had failed to generate the trust that was necessary to resolve the issue,” he said on the first day of a visit to Germany. On the devastating earthquake in China, the Tibetan spiritual leader said that he was deeply affected by Monday’s earthquake which left 15000 dead and 30000 missing in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The 72-year-old, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his efforts to achieve a non-violent solution to the Tibetan problem, said that he would pray for the victims. Frankfurt was the opening leg of his Germany visit which will see the Dalai Lama speak on human rights and meet with a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel…

On 15.10.2011 Paul van Dyk was playing live at Unionhalle Frankfurt