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| Dalai Lama praises peace process on Derry visit | Dalai Lama praises peace process on Derry visit |
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| The Dalai Lama has urged the people of Northern Ireland to stick with the peace process, saying there is no alternative to it. | The Dalai Lama has urged the people of Northern Ireland to stick with the peace process, saying there is no alternative to it. |
| The Tibetan Buddhist leader is visiting as part of Derry's City of Culture celebrations. He addressed a crowd of about 2,500 people on the new Peace Bridge, which straddles the river Foyle linking the mainly unionist Waterside and the overwhelmingly nationalist west bank. | The Tibetan Buddhist leader is visiting as part of Derry's City of Culture celebrations. He addressed a crowd of about 2,500 people on the new Peace Bridge, which straddles the river Foyle linking the mainly unionist Waterside and the overwhelmingly nationalist west bank. |
| "There is no other alternative to the peace process, there is no other choice. You have to work and live together, so we should not act like animals," he said. | "There is no other alternative to the peace process, there is no other choice. You have to work and live together, so we should not act like animals," he said. |
| He said Derry was an example to the world of how peace was possible. The nascent peace process of the early 1990s emerged in Derry with Martin McGuinness holding secret talks with British officials on how to bring the IRA campaign to an end. | He said Derry was an example to the world of how peace was possible. The nascent peace process of the early 1990s emerged in Derry with Martin McGuinness holding secret talks with British officials on how to bring the IRA campaign to an end. |
| This week republicans mocked the funeral of Margaret Thatcher and there was rioting against police and attacks on the Protestant community in the city. The Police Service of Northern Ireland made several arrests in connection with the violence, including that of a 13-year-old boy. | This week republicans mocked the funeral of Margaret Thatcher and there was rioting against police and attacks on the Protestant community in the city. The Police Service of Northern Ireland made several arrests in connection with the violence, including that of a 13-year-old boy. |
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